Kings' Malik Monk narrowly beat by Minnesota's Naz Reid for NBA's Sixth Man of the Year award
The Minnesota Timberwolves' Naz Reid narrowly beat out the Sacramento Kings' Malik Monk for the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year award on Wednesday.
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The Minnesota Timberwolves' Naz Reid narrowly beat out the Sacramento Kings' Malik Monk for the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year award on Wednesday.
Sacramento Kings' Malik Monk has been picked as a finalist for the NBA's sixth man of the year award. In his second season with Sacramento, Monk averaged 15.4 points and 5.1 assists in 26 minutes per game, while shooting 44.3% from the field and 35% from three.
Zion Williamson has been ruled out of the New Orleans Pelicans' Western Conference play-in game against the Sacramento Kings on Friday night because of a left hamstring injury.
The Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from a 20-point deficit to defeat Sacramento 112-105 on Tuesday night as the Kings' Domantas Sabonis had his double-double streak halted at 61 games.
Despite losing Friday night in Boston, the Sacramento Kings secured their ticket to a play-in game thanks to the Miami Heat defeating the Houston Rockets.
The Sacramento saw their 21-point lead erased as Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart led the New York Knicks past the Kings 120-109 on Thursday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
Domantas Sabonis had 22 points, 20 rebounds and nine assists, and the Sacramento Kings beat the Los Angeles Clippers 109-95.
Harrison Barnes scored 24 points and keyed a big third-quarter run for Sacramento that carried the Kings to a 127-106 victory over the Utah Jazz on Easter and Hello Kitty night.
Sacramento Kings guard Kevin Huerter will miss the rest of the season with plans to undergo left shoulder surgery to repair a torn labrum, coach Mike Brown confirmed.
Luka Doncic scored 26 of his 28 points in the first half and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Sacramento Kings 132-96 for their fifth straight win.
Sacramento dropped to seventh in the West, entering the game tied with Phoenix for the last spot to avoid the play-in tournament.
De'Aaron Fox tied his career high with 44 points, Malik Monk added 26 and the Sacramento Kings bounced back with a 130-120 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
Fox led the Kings with 20 points and 10 assists after missing two games with a bruised left knee. Sabonis had 18 points and 21 boards for his 43rd consecutive double-double before fouling out late in the fourth quarter.
James has also played the second-most regular season and most playoff minutes in league history. He is the only NBA player with at least 10,000 points, 10,000 rebounds and 10,000 assists.
Domantas Sabonis, the NBA triple-double leader with 21, was held to 13 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists, while Keegan Murray scored 21 points for Sacramento.
Sacramento's Domantas Sabonis had 14 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists for his NBA-high 21st triple-double of the season. Sabonis also became the 10th player in history with 40 straight double-doubles in a season.
Kevin Durant scored 28 points, Devin Booker added 25 and the Phoenix Suns outlasted the Sacramento Kings 130-125.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 38 points, Jalen Williams scored 32 and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Sacramento Kings 127-113.
Jaden Ivey scored a career-high 37 points and the Detroit Pistons playing without their two top scorers stunned the Sacramento Kings 133-120.
Sacramento's Domantas Sabonis had 12 points, 19 rebounds and 15 assists for his 15th triple-double this season, tying him with Denver's Nikola Jokic for the league lead.
The six pairs of Air Jordan shoes were from the last games of the 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997 and 1998 NBA Finals.
The full 2024 NBA All-Star rosters were announced late Thursday afternoon, and Sacramento Kings players De'Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis were nowhere to be found.
The shootout that both of them wanted is officially a reality, the NBA announced Tuesday. "Stephen vs. Sabrina" will happen as part of All-Star Saturday Night in Indianapolis on Feb. 17.
Tristan Thompson's suspension will begin on Wednesday when the Cavaliers play the Milwaukee Bucks, the NBA said.
Harrison Barnes scored 32 points and the Sacramento Kings beat the short-handed Atlanta Hawks 122-107 to snap a four-game losing streak.
