{"id":479075,"date":"2026-09-29T06:14:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T06:14:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/479075\/"},"modified":"2026-09-29T06:14:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T06:14:53","slug":"kings-reporters-heard-thirsting-over-ben-simmons-zach-lavine-in-hot-mic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/479075\/","title":{"rendered":"Kings reporters heard thirsting over Ben Simmons, Zach LaVine in hot-mic"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Sacramento Kings guard Ben Simmons<\/a> and his teammate Zach LaVine received an awkward welcome from several reporters during the team\u2019s media day.<\/p>\n

A live stream of the Kings\u2019 press conference caught a few women in the room speaking about the players in between interviews. One reporter was seemingly asking which player had been speaking the podium.<\/p>\n

\u201cBen Simmons. Ben Simmons was, that\u2019s what comes with being Ben Simmons. Cringe. Cringe!\u201d another woman responded. <\/p>\n

The Knicks are interested in Ben Simmons. NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s lucky he\u2019s so fine,\u201d one reporter said. <\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a good looking dude! I didn\u2019t notice, his skin is so smooth. I was like, damn, no tattoos?\u201d said another. <\/p>\n

One male reporter said that that former Golden State Warriors guard Jordan Poole<\/a> was the woman\u2019s type, to which the woman said, \u201cAllegedly, I like lightskins, I guess.\u201d <\/p>\n

The male reporter then asked about Kings guard Zach LaVine.<\/p>\n

\u201cHella fine!\u201d the woman responded about LaVine. \u201cI mean, his personality annoys the s*** out of me, so that\u2019s what makes him less fine.\u201d<\/p>\n

Zach LaVine #8 of the Sacramento Kings looks on during the game against the Philadelphia 76ers on January 29, 2026 at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NBAE via Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cZach is cute, but his personality f****** annoys me,\u201d added the other woman. \u201cHe just seems like he\u2019s hella, like a p****\u2026 He\u2019s beautiful.\u201d <\/p>\n

LaVine exercised his $49 million player option<\/a> for the 2026\u201327 season with the Kings back in June while Simmons signed a one-year, $3.5 million deal with <\/a>Sacramento earlier this month after sitting out the 2025-26 NBA season.<\/p>\n

One of the women then joked that they should do a story ranking the attractiveness of Kings players. <\/p>\n

The Sacramento Kings\u2019 media day podium where the hot mic moment was caught.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think I\u2019d actually put Ben over Zach. Just because I don\u2019t like Zach,\u201d added another. <\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re about the same age, but Ben looks way younger. I was like dang, what\u2019s your lotion?\u201d said another.<\/p>\n

Some of the media members not realizing they\u2019re on a hot mic. Calling Ben Simmons cringe but \u201chella fine\u201d, one also says LaVine is \u201chella fine\u201d before one interjects saying his personality is annoying and a prick. pic.twitter.com\/FIsoqgnUYC<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Austin (@kings_muse) September 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

All of this was caught on the live stream, a clip of which is now going viral on social media.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear who the reporters speaking were. They\u2019re probably hoping it remains that way. <\/p>\n

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