On the best night of his rookie season, Sacramento's Justin Jackson had a difficult time keeping his mind off the protests going on outside of Golden1 Center. He was far from alone in his feelings. Players from both the Kings and Atlanta Hawks were admittedly distracted by a large group of protesters who were locked arm-in-arm surrounding entrances to the arena before and during the game. "It definitely throws you off for sure," Jackson said after Sacramento's 105-90 victory Thursday night. "It even throws you off going out there and seeing all those seats empty and you know why. It was definitely tough. We did a good job of trying to stay as locked in as we could." READ MORE http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400975823