Kings move draft parties indoors due to heat wave

Sacramento Kings fans planning on attending the Kings’ Draft Block Party will have to celebrate or lament the team’s draft picks indoors on Thursday.

On Tuesday, the Kings announced that they moved the party to several indoor locations due to the record-breaking heat wave.

The draft parties will run on Thursday from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. Parties are free and open to all ages and will feature appearances from the Kings’ mascot Slamson, Kings dancers and others, according to a news release from the Kings.

The Bee’s Ailene Voisin said that Kings general manager Vlade Divac needs to “stick the landing” with this year’s draft picks.

“We try to get every detail, talking to all the players’ coaches, even to some of their neighbors,” Divac told Voisin. “We want to know everything, things we can’t find on the computer or just by watching games. It’s exciting. It’s exciting to see the young kids working hard every day. We want to have fun, and do it right. No short cuts.”