Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis will be out indefinitely while nursing a Grade 1 left hamstring strain, the team announced.
Keegan Murray scored a season-high 26 points and Zach LaVine added 22 to lift the hot-shooting Sacramento Kings to a 118-101 win over the Utah Jazz.
The Portland Trail Blazers lost a half-game on the 10th-place Sacramento Kings in the race for the final Western Conference play-in berth on Saturday night. The Kings (31-28) won 113-103 at the Houston Rockets (37-12) and are now 3½ games ahead of 11th-place Phoenix (28-32) and 4½ ahead of the 12th-place Blazers.
A foot injury forced Kings forward Keegan Murray to miss two games in early January, but that might have been a blessing in disguise.
Sacramento and San Antonio will square off in a matchup of Western Conference foes. The teams match up Friday for the first time this season.
Keegan Murray scored a season-high 26 points to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 118-101 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. Murray posted his fourth 20-point game of the season and his first since Nov.
The Sacramento Kings have announced a Malik Monk injury update before taking on the San Antonio Spurs. Feb 5, 2025; Sacramento, California, USA; Sacramento Kings guard Malik Monk (0) looks on during the first quarter against the Orlando Magic at Golden 1 Center.
Kings rookie Devin Carter recorded his fourth 20-point game on assignment in the G League on Saturday, helping Stockton defeat Sioux Falls.