Horry will always be part of Kings history

You know about the local ties in the NBA Finals, which started Thursday night. There's the Magic's Hedo Turkoglu, the former Kings sharpshooter. There's Magic coach Stan Van Gundy, who jilted the Kings two summers ago. And there are Kobe Bryant and Phil Jackson of the Lakers, who gave Kings fans fits in past playoff losses. There is one other tie: Robert Horry is working for ESPN as an analyst. Horry never played for the Kings, but he will always be a part of the franchise's history. Horry hit the winning three-pointer for the Lakers in Game 4 of the 2002 Western Conference finals. He was gloating about the shot on ESPN the other night, which reminded me how deep his ties are to the Kings. Every time The Bee runs a photo of that shot, we all but get death threats. When I invoke his name to my girlfriend, an avid Kings fan, I get a 10-minute rant. There is no way to separate Horry from the Kings. He may just be the most infamous person in team hist...