2021-22 Sacramento Bee Kings articles

[The Sacramento Bee]

Kings center Richaun Holmes will miss his third consecutive game when his team concludes a three-game road trip against the Toronto Raptors on Monday at Scotiabank Arena. The Kings (11-16) will try to salvage the last game of the trip after suffering back-to-back losses to the Charlotte Hornets and Cleveland Cavaliers. The Raptors (12-14) have won three of their last four games, including a 90-87 victory over the New York Knicks on Friday.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

Kings general manager Monte McNair is looking to make a big move to improve his team’s playoff chances with the unofficial start of trade season set to begin Wednesday. Domantas Sabonis and Myles Turner have become the subject of renewed trade speculation in Sacramento over the past week amid reports that the Indiana Pacers are willing to entertain offers for their star big men.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

Washington Wizards (15-13, sixth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (11-17, 11th in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento will try to break its three-game losing streak when the Kings take on Washington. The Kings are 5-8 in home games.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

Right now, we’re not playing together,” Barnes said. That’s really what it boils down to and, as a group, we’ve discussed it, and that’s really all I’m going to say on that at this point. The Kings trailed by as many as 31 points in what Gentry called an “embarrassing” loss to the Raptors.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

Kings forward Marvin Bagley III has been ruled out for Wednesday’s game against the Washington Wizards after entering NBA health and safety protocols. The team updated Bagley’s status on its afternoon injury report as the Kings prepared to open a three-game homestand against the Wizards at Golden 1 Center. The news came hours after interim coach Alvin Gentry revealed he would miss the game after testing positive for COVID-19.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

Kings guard Terence Davis has been ruled out for Wednesday’s game against the Washington Wizards after entering NBA health and safety protocols. Davis became the third member of the team to enter health and safety protocols Wednesday as the Kings prepared to open a three-game homestand against the Wizards at Golden 1 Center, joining interim coach Alvin Gentry and forward Marvin Bagley III.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

Christie got to audition for the job when he was thrust into a new role as acting head coach in a 119-105 victory over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday at Golden 1 Center after interim coach Alvin Gentry tested positive for COVID-19. When it was over, Christie was congratulated with a series of handshakes and hugs. Buddy Hield rubbed his shiny bald head and fans high-fived him as he headed to the locker room, where players presented him with the game ball.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

Memphis Grizzlies (18-11, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (12-17, 10th in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Friday, 10 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento hosts Memphis trying to extend its three-game home winning streak. The Kings are 8-11 against conference opponents.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

The Kings came into Wednesday’s win over the Washington Wizards ranked 24th of 30 teams in 3-point shooting percentage (32.9%) and 23rd in threes made per 100 possessions (11.5). A bunch of Currys they are not. How important is 3-point shooting?

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[The Sacramento Bee]

Interim coach Alvin Gentry, De’Aaron Fox, Marvin Bagley III, Terence Davis, Alex Len and Louis King entered NBA health and safety protocols Wednesday and Thursday. Bagley, Davis and King have already been ruled out for Friday’s game. Fox and Len are considered doubtful.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

A COVID-19 outbreak forced the Kings to cancel practice and shut down their team facility Thursday with additional players expected to enter NBA health and safety protocols. Interim coach Alvin Gentry, guard Terence Davis and forward Marvin Bagley III entered the league’s protocol system prior to Wednesday’s 119-105 win over the Washington Wizards at Golden 1 Center.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox has been ruled out for Friday’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies and Davion Mitchell is now considered questionable after entering NBA health and safety protocols amid a COVID-19 outbreak in Sacramento. Six players have been ruled out and three more were listed as questionable on the team’s injury report as of 1:30 p.m. potentially leaving the Kings with only eight healthy players.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

Kings rookie Neemias Queta made history Friday night at Golden 1 Center as the first player from Portugal ever to appear in an NBA game. Queta checked in for the first time with 1:01 remaining in the second quarter in a 124-105 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. The 7-foot center came on to replace Chimezie Metu and immediately made his presence felt, blocking a shot by Grizzlies forward Kyle Anderson as time expired in the first half.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

Desmond Bane scored 24 points to lead the Grizzlies (19-11), who have won 10 of 11 since point guard Ja Morant went down with a sprained left knee. Jaren Jackson Jr. added 21 points. De’Anthony Melton had 19.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

San Antonio Spurs (11-17, 12th in the Western Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (12-18, 10th in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Sunday, 6 p.m. EST BOTTOM LINE: De'Aaron Fox and the Sacramento Kings host Dejounte Murray and the San Antonio Spurs in Western Conference play Sunday. The Kings are 8-12 against Western Conference opponents.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

Several players will still be sidelined due to NBA health and safety protocols when the Kings play the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday at Golden 1 Center, but one key player could be ready to return. Kings center Richaun Holmes was upgraded to questionable on the team’s injury report Saturday after missing the past five games with a laceration to his right eye.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

Acting Kings coach Doug Christie didn’t mind seeing tempers flare between Maurice Harkless and Buddy Hield on the Sacramento bench during Sunday’s game against the San Antonio Spurs. Neither did Tyrese Haliburton. Christie said they were just “communicating.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins joined the long list of players in NBA health and safety protocols Sunday as his team prepared to face the Kings on Monday at Chase Center in San Francisco. The Kings still had six players in the league’s protocol system following Sunday’s 121-114 victory over the San Antonio Spurs. Acting coach Doug Christie said there was no indication any of his players would be cleared to return in time for Monday’s game against the Warriors.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

Terence Davis II led the Kings with 28 points, and Marcus Morris led the Clippers with 21 points. TOP PERFORMERS: De'Aaron Fox is averaging 21.3 points and five assists for the Kings. Tyrese Haliburton is averaging 15.4 points over the last 10 games for Sacramento.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

The Kings signed their first replacement players Tuesday under new roster rules implemented to help teams manage the NBA’s current COVID-19 outbreak. Sources told The Sacramento Bee the Kings were signing Ade Murkey to a 10-day contract after the league granted them a hardship exemption. Murkey, a 6-foot-5, 200-pound guard/forward, is part of the Kings’ G League team in Stockton and was a member of Sacramento’s Las Vegas Summer League championship squad.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors gave his son an early 5th birthday gift by allowing the boy to help on the sidelines running towels, shooting shirts and masks to Warriors players along their bench. And dad delivered his first triple-double of the season to boot. Green notched his franchise-leading 31st career triple-double with 16 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists with Draymond Jr. an equally big star as Golden State held off the Sacramento Kings 113-98 on Monday night in a matchup...

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[The Sacramento Bee]

Kings guard Tyrese Haliburton has taken his game to another level since De’Aaron Fox and several other teammates entered NBA health and safety protocols last week. Haliburton has posted three consecutive double-doubles with 20-plus points in each game as the Kings prepare to face the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night at Golden 1 Center. Haliburton, a 2021 Rookie of the Year finalist who came out of Iowa State as the No.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

Former Kings guard and NBA Rookie of the Year Tyreke Evans has garnered attention in recent weeks as he seeks reinstatement from his 2019 drug ban. Evans has been the topic of increasing conversation in Sacramento this week with the NBA implementing new roster provisions that require the Kings to sign replacement players due to their ongoing COVID-19 outbreak.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

Kings center Richaun Holmes said he will probably never play without goggles again after returning from a serious eye injury that required surgery. Holmes was back in the starting lineup against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday after missing seven games due to a right eye laceration. He came back with a new look, sporting protective glasses and a face mask.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

The Suns have won four in a row and six of seven going into Thursday’s game against the Thunder and Saturday’s Christmas Day showdown with the Warriors. Golden State Warriors (25-6) Last week: 2 Stephen Curry scored 30 points in Monday’s win over the Kings as the Warriors bounced back from a 19-point loss to the Raptors. Rookie Jonathan Kuminga made his first career start against the Raptors, posting 26 points on 9-of-15 shooting.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

Interim coach Alvin Gentry will return to the sideline when the Kings play the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday at Golden 1 Center after recovering from COVID-19. A league source told The Sacramento Bee that Gentry had cleared NBA health and safety protocols Saturday, confirming a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Gentry has missed the past five games after testing positive for the virus on Dec. 15.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

The NBA’s COVID-19 outbreak has hit the Kings hard over the past 10 days, but help is on the way. League sources told The Sacramento Bee on Saturday that interim coach Alvin Gentry and forwards Marvin Bagley III and Louis King have cleared NBA health and safety protocols. All three are expected to return when the Kings (13-20) play host to the Memphis Grizzlies (19-14) on Sunday at Golden 1 Center.

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[The Sacramento Bee]

All four players have missed the past four games due to NBA health and safety protocols. Sources told The Sacramento Bee that Davis, Bagley and King were cleared to return Saturday. Fox was listed as questionable on the injury report for Sunday’s game, indicating he is also progressing toward a possible return.

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