While the Kings were created first as a semiprofessional team in 1923 with the Rochester Seagrams, their professional roots began in 1945 with their arrival in the National Basketball League, where it won the title in their first season.
They joined the Basketball Association of America in 1948, with the league soon rebranding itself as the NBA.
After reaching the postseason ten times in twelve professional seasons, they moved to Cincinnati, Ohio in 1957.
An attempt to change ownership by way of selling the team and moving to Seattle failed in 2013.
As one of the original eight NBA teams, they have the most losses in league history.