"They put us on the map," Tanya Anderson, Stockton Kings season ticket holder, said.
"This arena's here, the heart of the city, downtown Stockton," Tony Gladney, Stockton Kings MC and in-arena host, said. "We have a bunch of different things around here that are historical to not only Stockton but to the state, this country, that you can learn right here."
"Oh, man, this team means so much to our city," Gladney said. "I think, in a place especially where Stockton, the way the community is, the way people can look at this community, this is something that really just kind of brings us together and central to our community, whether it be sports, fun, family time, anything like that, and it's good, affordable family fun right here. This means so much to have them coming in here off the championship, what more can we ask for?"
"I like the fact that I can't afford to travel to go see the Sacramento Kings, so this makes it perfect for me and the family just to come locally," Anderson said.
"This means so much to our community," Anderson said. "Just even the championship last year, it really just brought us all together."
"This team means a lot to the community," Ma said. "For the kids, for the adults, everybody out here."
"Every time you hear Stockton, it's never anything good," Vories said. "So, it's like having this community is so much better because people actually want to come to Stockton instead of trying to run away from Stockton. There's so much stuff to Stockton from what you guys see online. There's a lot of food places out here, there's all this community that you guys are missing out on when you just see the bad stuff."
Laniyah Larue was born and raised in Stockton said these games get a lot of people out of the house.
Larue is a season ticket holder and was repping the "209", Stockton's area code, sporting a Stockton Kings 209 chain at the game.
And in a day and age where there's divisiveness, left and right, a team like the Stockton Kings, embedded in the community, can help bring people together.
Anderson also said she likes that the team partners with a lot of non-profits in Stockton and that "they really make a presence, especially for the little kids."
The Stockton Kings ended up winning, 117-108, over the San Diego Clippers on Sunday, improving to 1-1 after splitting their home opening weekend series with the Clippers. Their next home game is on Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m. vs. the Valley Suns.
"They brought us that championship and no one's taking it back," Anderson said. "We're going to get it again this year. We're going to hold on to it. Okay? And it's just amazing. I really love the Kings. [Stockton] does have a negative rep, but we're going to take care of that. We're going to squash that and bring us another championship."
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