The Sydney Kings are an Australian men's professional basketball team competing in the Australasian National Basketball League (NBL). The team is based in Sydney, New South Wales. They are the only team to date to win three consecutive championships in the NBL and currently sit third behind the Adelaide 36ers and Melbourne Tigers (four each) two away from the record five wins by the Perth Wildcats. The Kings play their home games at the Sydney Entertainment Centre in Haymarket, Sydney, New South Wales. Since the Kings moved to the SEC in 1990 the venue has had the nickname "The Kingdome" during Kings home games.
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