I have lived in Sacramento since 1987, all of my adult life, so that makes me a native.
Everybody is to blame for this whole mess. The Maloofs, Sacramento residents, David Stern, the local Sacramento government. But i can not be mad at the Maloofs for doing their job and that is to promote the NBA in anyway possible. Besides "Maloof" is responsible for getting the game in Vegas.
As far as the Kings not being represented in ASG, I do agree with VL21 that not one single player deserves to be in the game. But at least one or two players should be a part of the formal festivities, shouldn't they?
I mean what would it hurt to have Ronnie Price in the Slam Dunk Contest considering he has the most electrifiying dunk of the season. Why can't Kevin Martin represent in the 3 Point Contest considering he is shooting 42 percent on 200 attempts and of those that are higher in percentage only Luther Head and Steve Nash have more attempts. Why can't Francisco Garcia play in the Rookie/Sophomore Game.
Yes I do think Sacramento has been straight up snubbed in the weekend, and in my opinion the Maloofs maybe could have lobbied more for their players to play a greater role in the festivities.