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Referring to the Kings lighting a purple <a href="/wiki/Light_beam" title="Light beam">beam of light</a> from <a href="/wiki/Golden_1_Center" title="Golden 1 Center">Golden 1 Center</a> following a win, the phrase originated early during the Kings' <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2022–23 Sacramento Kings season">2022–23 season</a>. The phrase gained popularity among Kings fans, particularly due to the team's improved performance compared to prior years. The performances of point guard <a href="/wiki/De%27Aaron_Fox" title="De'Aaron Fox">De'Aaron Fox</a> and center <a href="/wiki/Domantas_Sabonis" title="Domantas Sabonis">Domantas Sabonis</a> specifically have been associated with the chant. Finding success after the adoption of the beam, the Kings were nicknamed the "<b>Beam Team</b>" during the season. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Light_the_Beam&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Kings relocated from <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City,_Missouri" title="Kansas City, Missouri">Kansas City</a> to <a href="/wiki/Sacramento,_California" title="Sacramento, California">Sacramento</a> in <a href="/wiki/1985%E2%80%9386_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="1985–86 Sacramento Kings season">1985</a>; since the move, they have notoriously performed poorly, with their only successful stretch coming between <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="1998–99 Sacramento Kings season">1999</a> and <a href="/wiki/2005%E2%80%9306_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2005–06 Sacramento Kings season">2006</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-NBA_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NBA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since then, the Kings had become a "perennial laughingstock" in the league.<sup id="cite_ref-Touri_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Touri-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Mike_Brown_NBA_cropped.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Mike_Brown_NBA_cropped.jpg/250px-Mike_Brown_NBA_cropped.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="300" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Mike_Brown_NBA_cropped.jpg/375px-Mike_Brown_NBA_cropped.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Mike_Brown_NBA_cropped.jpg/500px-Mike_Brown_NBA_cropped.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1800" /></a><figcaption>Hired in the 2022 offseason, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Brown_(basketball,_born_1970)" title="Mike Brown (basketball, born 1970)">Mike Brown</a> is credited with helping the Kings improve in the 2022–23 season and end the team's playoff drought</figcaption></figure> <p>In May 2013, <a href="/wiki/Vivek_Ranadiv%C3%A9" title="Vivek Ranadivé">Vivek Ranadivé</a> purchased the Kings franchise, becoming its owner and construction for the <a href="/wiki/Golden_1_Center" title="Golden 1 Center">Golden 1 Center</a> began the following year.<sup id="cite_ref-Dierberger_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dierberger-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The arena had its grand opening ahead of the <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2016–17 Sacramento Kings season">2016–17 season</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Dierberger_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dierberger-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-LawsonFreeman22_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LawsonFreeman22-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Prior to that season, the idea to light a purple beam first came about.<sup id="cite_ref-LawsonFreeman22_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LawsonFreeman22-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team's president of business operations John Rinehart conceived of the idea to light a purple beam over the Kings' <a href="/wiki/Golden_1_Center" title="Golden 1 Center">Golden 1 Center</a> arena.<sup id="cite_ref-John_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-John-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Rinehart was inspired by the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels" title="Los Angeles Angels">Los Angeles Angels</a>' Big A Sign: a 230-foot metal structure shaped like the <a href="/wiki/A" title="A">letter A</a> with a halo that lights up in the team's parking lot after each win.<sup id="cite_ref-Patterson_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Patterson-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Alikpala_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Alikpala-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Consulting with Ranadivé during a brainstorming session, the idea further materialized.<sup id="cite_ref-John_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-John-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Patterson_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Patterson-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Speaking to <a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports_California" title="NBC Sports California">NBC Sports California</a>, Ranadivé recalled a conversation with <a href="/wiki/David_M._Kelley" title="David M. Kelley">David Kelley</a>, in which Kelley told him "Look, you've got to figure out what your purple lights are."<sup id="cite_ref-Dierberger_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dierberger-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Asking for clarification, Kelley elaborated "Well, if you ever go on <a href="/wiki/Virgin_America" title="Virgin America">Virgin [Airlines]</a>, you step on the plane and you sit down and you see these purple lights. You immediately know that this is going to be different from any other experience you've ever had on any other airline. It's going to be unique, it's going to be special, and you look forward to it."<sup id="cite_ref-Dierberger_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dierberger-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Officially called the "Laser Space Cannon", the beam has been credited to Tim Anderson, owner and founder of Nu-Salt Laser International.<sup id="cite_ref-Resetar_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Resetar-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The beam is powered in the form of 1,000 watts of RGB laser power, being noted to be the brightest full-color laser equipment in the world.<sup id="cite_ref-Dierberger_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dierberger-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-John_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-John-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Originally powered by four lasers,<sup id="cite_ref-Martinez_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Martinez-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ranadivé was asked to add more lasers to make the beam brighter.<sup id="cite_ref-John_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-John-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Once updated, six lasers used 1,800 watts of total power for the beam.<sup id="cite_ref-Gadon_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Gadon-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Noted to blast into space,<sup id="cite_ref-Haefeli_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Haefeli-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ranadivé commented that the beam is lit "further up than the human eye can see."<sup id="cite_ref-Patterson_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Patterson-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Kings organization submitted an application in the summer of 2022 to the <a href="/wiki/Federal_Aviation_Administration" title="Federal Aviation Administration">Federal Aviation Administration</a> (FAA), seeking permission to light the beam.<sup id="cite_ref-Haefeli_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Haefeli-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The agency approved the application, determining that planes do not fly over Golden 1 Center and would not be affected by the laser.<sup id="cite_ref-Haefeli_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Haefeli-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Though police and sheriff's office helicopters do fly over the arena, they are notified by the FAA when the beam is lit.<sup id="cite_ref-Haefeli_11-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Haefeli-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2022, the Kings traded <a href="/wiki/Tyrese_Haliburton" title="Tyrese Haliburton">Tyrese Haliburton</a> for center <a href="/wiki/Domantas_Sabonis" title="Domantas Sabonis">Domantas Sabonis</a>, a widely panned move at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-Helin_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Helin-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ODonnell_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ODonnell-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May, the team hired <a href="/wiki/Mike_Brown_(basketball,_born_1970)" title="Mike Brown (basketball, born 1970)">Mike Brown</a> as their head coach after finishing the <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2021–22 Sacramento Kings season">2021–22 season</a> with a 30–52 record.<sup id="cite_ref-NBA_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NBA-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Now with Brown at the helm, the Kings entered the <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_NBA_season" title="2022–23 NBA season">2022–23 NBA season</a> having not made the playoffs since <a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_playoffs" title="2006 NBA playoffs">2006</a>, with the 16-year long absence being the longest <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_franchise_post-season_droughts" class="mw-redirect" title="List of NBA franchise post-season droughts">post-season drought in NBA history</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FoxSports_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FoxSports-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> clinched a <a href="/wiki/List_of_American_League_Wild_Card_winners" title="List of American League Wild Card winners">wild card spot</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2022_Major_League_Baseball_postseason" title="2022 Major League Baseball postseason">2022 MLB playoffs</a>, the Kings' post-season drought also became the longest active among all teams in the <a href="/wiki/Major_professional_sports_leagues_in_the_United_States_and_Canada" title="Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada">four major North American sports leagues</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FoxSports_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FoxSports-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id=""Light_the_Beam!"_and_2022–23_season"><span id=".22Light_the_Beam.21.22_and_2022.E2.80.9323_season"></span>"Light the Beam!" and 2022–23 season</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Light_the_Beam&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: "Light the Beam!" and 2022–23 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/2022%E2%80%9323_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2022–23 Sacramento Kings season">2022–23 Sacramento Kings season</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LightTheBeam.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/LightTheBeam.jpg/170px-LightTheBeam.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="227" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/LightTheBeam.jpg/255px-LightTheBeam.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/LightTheBeam.jpg/340px-LightTheBeam.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3024" data-file-height="4032" /></a><figcaption>The beam on Golden 1 Center following a Sacramento Kings victory</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2022, the Kings introduced their purple beam on September 16.<sup id="cite_ref-Alikpala_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Alikpala-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Martinez_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Martinez-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The date is celebrated as "<a href="/wiki/Area_codes_916_and_279" title="Area codes 916 and 279">916</a> Day" in Sacramento.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the team first lit the beam following a win after they defeated the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> on October 29.<sup id="cite_ref-Alikpala_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Alikpala-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After home wins, the beam is often lit by a player or a personality in front of the Sacramento crowd at Golden 1 Center; rapper <a href="/wiki/50_Cent" title="50 Cent">50 Cent</a>, for example, lit the beam after a Kings win over the <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Pacers" title="Indiana Pacers">Indiana Pacers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Martinez_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Martinez-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Slamson" class="mw-redirect" title="Slamson">Slamson</a>, the Kings' mascot, has also been noted to light the beam.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Kings began the 2022–23 season losing their first four games,<sup id="cite_ref-Thanawalla_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thanawalla-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but began to show improvement throughout the season. They racked up wins in November, at one point seven in a row, their longest win streak since 2004.<sup id="cite_ref-Martinez_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Martinez-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ODonnell_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ODonnell-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team's social media staff first tweeted about the beam on November 2, with their first video of its lighting coming shortly thereafter on November 13.<sup id="cite_ref-Maloney_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maloney-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kings player <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Huerter" title="Kevin Huerter">Kevin Huerter</a> further propelled the beam's popularity on social media with the hashtag "#BeamTeam".<sup id="cite_ref-Resetar_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Resetar-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sabonis stated that prior to Huerter's nicknaming of the Kings as the <b>Beam Team</b>, the team had not really paid much attention to the beam.<sup id="cite_ref-Resetar_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Resetar-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The players on the team later named Huerter as the biggest proponent of the beam among those on the roster.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sacramento's November 15 game against the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">Brooklyn Nets</a>, which resulted in their then-fourth consecutive victory, was their first to be televised on <i><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">NBA on TNT</a></i> since 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-Anderson22_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Anderson22-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Coming off the bench, <a href="/wiki/Terence_Davis" title="Terence Davis">Terence Davis</a> scored 31 points against the Nets and referenced the victory beam during a post-game courtside interview, screaming "Light the beam! Light the beam! Woooooo! Yes, sir! Let's go, baby!"<sup id="cite_ref-Anderson22_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Anderson22-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Following the game, Jason Anderson of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Sacramento_Bee" title="The Sacramento Bee">The Sacramento Bee</a></i> wrote that the beam "is quickly becoming a symbol of hope in Sacramento."<sup id="cite_ref-Anderson22_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Anderson22-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The phrase became a popular chant amongst Kings fans and the team would continue to light the beam over the <a href="/wiki/Golden_1_Center" title="Golden 1 Center">Golden 1 Center</a> throughout the season.<sup id="cite_ref-Martinez_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Martinez-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Castillo_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Castillo-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Anderson23_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Anderson23-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In December, Kings fans chanted the phrase during a road victory against the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Castillo_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Castillo-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Razo_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Razo-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The chants prompted Clippers forward <a href="/wiki/Paul_George" title="Paul George">Paul George</a> to ask his teammate <a href="/wiki/John_Wall" title="John Wall">John Wall</a> "what are they saying?" while the two were on the bench.<sup id="cite_ref-LawsonFreeman22_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LawsonFreeman22-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Kings ultimately clinched a playoff spot on March 29, 2023, ending their drought.<sup id="cite_ref-Peterson_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peterson-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team secured their playoff berth against <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Portland</a> and despite being on the road, Kings fans were noted to chant the phrase at the <a href="/wiki/Portland_Trail_Blazers" title="Portland Trail Blazers">Blazers</a>' <a href="/wiki/Moda_Center" title="Moda Center">Moda Center</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Peterson_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Peterson-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Kings began the playoffs at home against the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a>. After scoring 38 points and leading the Kings to a 126–123 win, <a href="/wiki/De%27Aaron_Fox" title="De'Aaron Fox">De'Aaron Fox</a> lit the beam to a home playoff crowd.<sup id="cite_ref-Maloney_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maloney-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Light_the_Beam&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i><a href="/wiki/The_Boston_Globe" title="The Boston Globe">The Boston Globe</a></i> wrote that initially, "most brushed [the beam] off as a fun but silly idea from a struggling franchise, one that threatened to become a stick to beat them with when the Kings lost their first four games of the season."<sup id="cite_ref-Touri_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Touri-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ultimately however, Kings fans and the Sacramento community had an overwhelmingly positive response, with media outlets writing that the Kings' Beam Team helped inspire positive feelings within the city.<sup id="cite_ref-Anderson22_20-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Anderson22-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fans of the team listed the victory beam as a "place of worship" on <a href="/wiki/Google_Maps" title="Google Maps">Google Maps</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-LawsonFreeman22_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LawsonFreeman22-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Patterson_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Patterson-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A mural featuring the phrase was painted in Sacramento, as well.<sup id="cite_ref-KCRA_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KCRA-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fans began making merchandise and cocktails featuring the "Light the Beam" and "Beam Team" phrases.<sup id="cite_ref-Martinez_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Martinez-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One <a href="/wiki/Rocklin,_California" title="Rocklin, California">Rocklin</a>-based brewery was noted to craft a "Light the Beam"-dubbed IPA.<sup id="cite_ref-Heft_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Heft-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> NBA Twitter, the <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a> community of NBA fans, also received the beam positively,<sup id="cite_ref-Dierberger_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Dierberger-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> circulating memes relating to the beam.<sup id="cite_ref-Curtis_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Curtis-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Following the beam gaining popularity, Ranadivé stated "It's always been my vision to create a spectacle. That's what we did. This is that fireplace — we light the fire, and everyone can just gather around it."<sup id="cite_ref-LawsonFreeman22_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LawsonFreeman22-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Kings organization filed a trademark for "BEAMTEAM" on November 21, 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-Martinez_9-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Martinez-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>NBA media writers wrote positively of the Kings and the beam during the season.<sup id="cite_ref-Curtis_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Curtis-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kurt Helin of <a href="/wiki/NBC_Sports" title="NBC Sports">NBC Sports</a> commented "The long-struggling franchise [...] has come together this season around a couple of star players, a new coach, and a 'light the beam' idea that could feel gimmicky in some places but everyone has bought into in Sacramento, from the fans through the locker room."<sup id="cite_ref-Helin_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Helin-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Highlighting Fox and Sabonis specifically for their play, <i><a href="/wiki/Slam_(magazine)" title="Slam (magazine)">Slam</a></i> magazine writer Max Resetar stated: </p> <blockquote><p>"A singular purple light echoes up into the dark night sky. Unheard. Felt. Seen. The bright beam reverberates through all of Sacramento as a visual sign that the Kings have won again. The glow reveals. It's been accompanied by a surprising surge from the League's most dormant franchise."<sup id="cite_ref-Resetar_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Resetar-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote><p> The franchise even makes advertisements surrounding the "Beam." </p><p>Indeed, Fox and Sabonis were often written of as the figures engineering the success of the 2022–23 Kings team.<sup id="cite_ref-Resetar_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Resetar-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Helin_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Helin-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Curtis_30-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Curtis-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Brown was also commended for his coaching efforts, en route to becoming the first unanimous <a href="/wiki/NBA_Coach_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Coach of the Year Award">Coach of the Year Award</a> winner in NBA history.<sup id="cite_ref-Helin_12-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Helin-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-LawsonFreeman23_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-LawsonFreeman23-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Brown also spoke positively of the beam, joking to reporters "we got to get a stronger beam", after the Kings won a daytime game.<sup id="cite_ref-Castillo_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Castillo-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Razo_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Razo-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Maya Miller of <i>The Sacramento Bee</i> wrote that "What made the beam so successful boils down to three things – a highly visible ritual, a chantable phrase, and a winning team."<sup id="cite_ref-Miller_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Miller-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She added that, "sport marketing research shows that fans and spectators like to get physically involved with and be part of in-person experiences. The beam, while it lends itself well to viral photos and videos, also creates a special post-game moment for fans to experience together."<sup id="cite_ref-Miller_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Miller-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Light_the_Beam&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-NBA-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-NBA_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-NBA_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/news/kings-agree-to-terms-with-warriors-assistant-mike-brown-as-head-coach">"Kings hire Warriors assistant Mike Brown as coach"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">NBA.com</a></i>. <a href="/wiki/National_Basketball_Association" title="National Basketball Association">National Basketball Association</a>. 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