Kings reporters caught thirsting over Zach Lavine and Ben Simmons on hot mic

During Monday's Sacramento Kings media day reporters were caught on a hot mic breaking down which players they thought were hotter. One reporter called Ben Simmons 'cringe' but 'lucky he's fine' with smooth skin, while another said Zach LaVine is 'cute' yet a 'prick' due to his personality. The reporters were obvioulsy unaware that the KCRA livestream was picking up their conversation.

Kings reporters were caught on a hot mic during media day:

“Ben Simmons: Cringe, cringe, he’s lucky he’s fine… Zach LaVine is cute but his personality fu**ing annoys me. It just seems like he’s hell of like a prick.”

(h/t @kings_muse & @LegionHoops) pic.twitter.com/E3MM4X4zmu

— Fullcourtpass (@Fullcourtpass) September 28, 2026

Goes without saying had these been all male reporters objectifying female athletes they'd be unemployed now. No word yet on the futures of these three Kings' reporters (two female, 1 male).

Personally I'm not big on cancelling people, so a punishment that enabled them to keep their jobs would be fine with me. Complicating matters though is that it will be really hard for them to report on the Kings, let alone interview the players, as long as Lavine and Simmons are still on the roster.