[Game] 59/82: Kings @ Grizzlies 23 FEB 2026, 5pm PT/8pm ET

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Sacramento Kings 12-46 (3-26 Away) @ Memphis Grizzlies 21-34 (11-15 Home)
23 February 2026, 5pm PT/8pm ET
FedEx Forum, Memphis, Tennessee

Last 5:
Grizzlies 1-4 Kings 0-5

Series:
Grizzlies lead 3-0​

Game Preview:
Kings try to break franchise-record 16-game skid against Grizzlies (NBA.com)

Availability:
Broadcast: NBA League Pass, NBC Sports California
Radio: Sactown Sports 1140 AM

Box Score (via ESPN.com)

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Injury Report (as of 4pm ET):
Grizzlies:
Ty Jerome - QUESTIONABLE (illness)
Kyle Anderson - DOUBTFUL (knee)
Santi Aldama - OUT (knee)
Cedric Coward - OUT (knee)
Zach Edey - OUT (ankle)
Ja Morant - OUT (elbow, allegedly)
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope - OUT FOR SEASON (finger)


Kings:
Devin Carter - QUESTIONABLE (back)
Dylan Cardwell - OUT (ankle)
De'Andre Hunter - OUT FOR SEASON (eye)
Zach LaVine - OUT FOR SEASON (finger)
Domantas Sabonis - OUT FOR SEASON (back)




Referee Assignments:
Ray Acosta (#54 - Crew Chief), Dedric Taylor (#21 - Referee), Tyler Ricks (#95 - Umpire). Twenty-three (!!!) years combined experience.



Mister Slim Says: Twenty-four more games of this.

Nobody wants to watch a team lose sixteen games in a row. The pro-tankers might want this outcome but, let's keep it real, they're not actually watching any of this... The Grizzlies have made no commitment to tank, but are sorry, anyway, and will be sitting their best player for the fourteenth consecutive game with an (alleged) elbow injury. Sacramento has adapted about as well as can be expected to its new paradigm, with Keegan Murray working his way back into shape and poised to take on a greater leadership role. Too bad what he's being asked to lead is a sinking ship.

Deuce Mason guaranteed a Kings win tonight. Stranger things have happened.

Keep playing the kids.

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

#EmbraceTheTank

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Curious to see if Killian Hayes gets thrown into the fire, or if they want to spend a bit more time getting him practice reps before putting him on the court.

 

[Padrino]

Eerie. I'm teaching selections from W.E.B. Du Bois' The Souls of Black Folk in my American Lit class this week. So that makes for an obvious choice on my end.

 

[hrdboild]

Curious to see if Killian Hayes gets thrown into the fire, or if they want to spend a bit more time getting him practice reps before putting him on the court.

If he's active, I expect him to either lead the team in minutes or play nothing at all. Anything in between would make too much sense. With both Cardwell and Sabonis out we should see a lot of minutes for Raynaud. Maybe French Lob City can be a thing?

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Movable type for the easy win!

 

[SacTownKid]

#EmbraceTheTank

The Grizz certainly have haha.

 

[sactowndog]

I’m guessing like most communication mediums, porn was the first thing printed using movable type but no one wants to admit it.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Carter is now out according to ESPN

 

[iowamcnabb]

Hayes for 25 and 9 tonight

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Draper in the studio = Mark Jones on the call!

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Hayes for 25 and 9 tonight

Chuck Hayes?

 

[Caccia]

How many players are suiting up for each team tonight? League minimum is eight.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Maxime Reybound

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Not many teams in the league where the Kings are going to have a size advantage, especially without Sabonis and Cardwell.

 

[SacTownKid]

This is kind of one of those games where you look at it and just think, what's the freaking point, lol.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

That was very unnecessary. Kings got lucky that it didn't hurt them.

 

[Sluggah]

That seemed like a pretty unserious shot attempt

 

[The_Jamal]

This is kind of one of those games where you look at it and just think, what's the freaking point, lol.

Max coming for his 20-20 game

 

[iowamcnabb]

Precious 14 and 10 in 14 minutes

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Nique breaks up the fast break in a way that Monk just can't and in a way that Monk still just can't

 

[Noble]

Monk single-handedly keeping the Grizz in the game

 

[iowamcnabb]

Grit and grind is back

 

[iowamcnabb]

Haha!

 

[sactowndog]

Monk single-handedly keeping the Grizz in the game

Monk is not that good of an actor. That looked on purpose.

 

[SacTownKid]

The NBA might indeed have a problem on it's hands. This has the feel of a game that we'd normally see like, in April some time? Not before it's even hit march madness. Oh boy.

 

[Caccia]

Dreadful stretch for Monk in the second quarter--four straight turnovers. Maybe he can get it going in the third.

 

[Caccia]

Keegan is shooting blanks, too.

He also needs to stop leaving the right corner wide open.

 

[Tetsujin]

Dreadful stretch for Monk in the second quarter--four straight turnovers. Maybe he can get it going in the third.

Malik taking the burden of tank commander from Russ for the evening

 

[SLAB]

Keegan is shooting blanks, too.

What a shocker. Lol