{
  "id": 10731012,
  "title": "Kings Reporters Caught Discussing Player Attractiveness on Hot Mic",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/29/kings-reporters-caught-discussing-player-attractiveness-on-hot-mic",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-29T16:03:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Front Office Sports",
    "slug": "front-office-sports",
    "url": "https://frontofficesports.com/article/kings-reporters-player-attractiveness-hot-mic/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "During the Kings' media day on Monday, reporters were caught on a hot mic discussing the attractiveness of team players. One reporter expressed that Ben Simmons \"is lucky he's so fine,\" and another commented, \"He's a good-looking dude.\" A third remarked, \"I didn't notice before—his skin's so smooth. I was like, ‘damn, no tattoos?’\" When asked about Jordan Poole, a reporter said, \"I like light-skins I guess.\"\n\nSome media members were unaware they were on a hot mic. One reporter called Ben Simmons \"cringe\" but \"hella fine,\" while another said the same about Zach LaVine before someone else noted his personality is annoying. The reporters then proceeded to rank the players' attractiveness and discussed their skincare routines. Representatives for CBS Sacramento and the Kings did not comment on the matter. The clip was posted by the \"Kings Muse\" account on X/Twitter and went viral on social media.",
  "summary": "The incident took place at the Kings’ media day on Monday.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}