Sacramento coach Doug Christie needed to get some run collectively for his core starters final Wednesday evening in one of many staff’s closing preseason video games, however that all the time comes with danger, and it has bitten the Kings.
Domantas Sabonis suffered a Grade 1 hamstring pressure in opposition to the Clippers and shall be out for at the least the primary week of the season, the Kings introduced. A Grade 1 pressure normally retains a participant out about 10 days, however that point can differ.
Sabonis just isn’t the one Kings’ starter out. Keegan Murray underwent surgical procedure on a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb, which can hold him out for at the least a month.
Sabonis, a three-time All-Star, averaged 19.1 factors and 13.9 rebounds a recreation, taking pictures 41.7% on a few 3-pointers a recreation however 62.7% contained in the arc. Dario Saric will get the beginning with Sabonis out, however that’s a number of scoring and rebounding to make up (plus, Sabonis serves as a hub for the Sacramento offense).
It’s a tough option to begin for the Kings, a staff with out a lot margin for error within the West if the objective is to make the postseason. The Kings open the season on the Suns on Oct. 22, then come dwelling for 2 video games over the weekend in opposition to the Jazz and Lakers.
