YOU CAN FEEL THAT DISCOURAGEMENT OFF THE COURT. KINGS PLAYERS AND STAFF SPENT THE AFTERNOON GETTING INTO THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT. DOUG MCDERMOTT, PRECIOUS ACHIUWA AND THE ROOKIE MAXIME RENAULT TREATED FAMILIES TO A $500 SHOPPING SPREE AT RALEY’S OFF OF FREEPORT BOULEVARD. THOSE FAMILIES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH SIERRA HEALTH FOUNDATION PROGRAMS, AND OTHER SHOPPERS WERE SURPRISED AT THE DOOR WITH GIFT CARDS TO HELP EASE THE FINANCIAL PRESSURES OF THESE HOLIDAYS. THOSE KIND OF MOMENTS REALLY REMINDS YOU OF WHAT’S IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW THE BASICS. YOU WANT TO BE IN GOOD HEALTH. YOU WANT TO HAVE FAMILY AROUND YOU. YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE WHAT MATTERS. BEING IN SUCH A PRIVILEGED POSITION HERE AND BEING ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, HELP THESE PEOPLE AND, YOU KNOW, MAKE THEM FEEL LIKE THEY CAN BRING THAT TO THE TABLE WHEN THEY COME HOME TONIGHT. I THINK IT’S IT’S IT’S REALLY A BLESSING. AND I HOPE THEY’LL ALL HAVE THE MOST AMAZING CHRISTMAS POSSIBLE. SO AS WE MENTIONED, THE KINGS NE
‘It’s really a blessing’: Sacramento Kings players surprise families with holiday shopping spree
Updated: 11:07 PM PST Dec 16, 2025
Sacramento Kings players and staff spent Tuesday afternoon getting into the holiday spirit by treating families to a welcome surprise.”Those kind of moments really reminds you of what’s important, you know,” said Maxime Raynaud, rookie center for the Kings. The players treated families to a $500 shopping spree at Raley’s on Freeport Boulevard in Sacramento, with families associated with Sierra Health Foundation programs and other shoppers receiving surprise gift cards.”It’s really a blessing,” Raynaud said, happy to spread holiday cheer. “I hope they all have the most amazing Christmas possible.”The Kings’ next game is coming up Thursday against the Portland Trail Blazers.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Sacramento Kings players and staff spent Tuesday afternoon getting into the holiday spirit by treating families to a welcome surprise.
“Those kind of moments really reminds you of what’s important, you know,” said Maxime Raynaud, rookie center for the Kings.
The players treated families to a $500 shopping spree at Raley’s on Freeport Boulevard in Sacramento, with families associated with Sierra Health Foundation programs and other shoppers receiving surprise gift cards.
“It’s really a blessing,” Raynaud said, happy to spread holiday cheer. “I hope they all have the most amazing Christmas possible.”
The Kings’ next game is coming up Thursday against the Portland Trail Blazers.
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