[Game] 73/82: Kings @ Hornets 24 MAR 2026, 4pm PT/7pm ET

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Sacramento Kings 19-53 (6-28 Away) @ Charlotte Hornets 37-34 (17-17 Home)
24 March 2026, 4pm PT/7pm ET
Spectrum Center, Charlotte, North Carolina

Last 5:
Hornets 4-1 Kings 3-2

Series:
Hornets lead 1-0​

Game Preview:
Streaking Hornets see opportunity against lowly Kings (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 3pm ET):
Hornets:
Kon Knueppel - PROBABLE (back)
Pat Connaughton - QUESTIONABLE (illness)
Tidjane Salaun - OUT (calf)

Kings:
Daeqwon Plowden -PROBABLE (foot)
Isaiah Stevens - QUESTIONABLE (ankle)
Precious Achiuwa - OUT (back)
Nique Clifford - OUT (foot)
Killian Hayes - OUT (toe)
Keegan Murray - OUT (ankle)
Russell Westbrook - OUT (foot)
Drew Eubanks - OUT FOR SEASON (thumb)
De'Andre Hunter - OUT FOR SEASON (eye)
Zach LaVine - OUT FOR SEASON (finger)
Domantas Sabonis - OUT FOR SEASON (knee)




Referee Assignments:
James Williams (#60 - Crew Chief), Sean Corbin (#33 - Referee), JT Orr (#72 - Umpire). Sixty (!!!) years combined experience.

Mister Slim Says:

HERE WE GO AGAIN! (Here we go again!)

SAME OLD SONG AGAIN! (Same old song again!)

MARCHING DOWN THE AVENUE! (Marching down the avenue!)

TEN MORE GAMES, AND WE'LL BE THROUGH! (Ten more games, and we'll be through!)

The finish line to this abysmal season is finally in sight. Sacramento kicks off their last extended road trip in the Queen City, to take on the surging Hornets. After years of enduring an (arguably) unearned reputation, Charlotte is finally showing what they've always been capable of when healthy, as one of the most explosive teams in the NBA offensively. The Kings would have a hard time containing them on the defensive end, even if they were trying to win... I like Charlotte, so I'm looking forward to seeing this game, as long as the Hornets don't break out those wack alternate jerseys.

Keep playing the kids (if you can).

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

I'm torn between Ali and THE Undertaker.

 

[HndsmCelt]

No doubt, Canada granting voting rates to Black citizens comes up on top for me. As for the game, my God, the kings couldn’t do more to try to lose this game short of sending DeRozan to the wrong building.

 

[SacTownKid]

The tank gets back on track tonight. Holy cow the Kings are the walking wounded haha.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Kings starting lineup: Carter-Monk-DeRozan-Baldwin-Raynaud

 

[Tetsujin]

The tank gets back on track tonight. Holy cow the Kings are the walking wounded haha.

it’s not even that the Kings are intentionally sitting guys at this point. Nique’s ankle injury don’t look great and Hayes signed a full time contract and was immediately hit by the Kings injury curse haha

The only guy on the list you could possibly say the Kings are sitting to tank is Russ but he’s been more conducive to losing than not

 

[Capt. Factorial]

I can't believe that we have *nine* players out with "injury" and yet we're accusing the Pacers of unethical tanking. If we were actually trying to win I bet about half of those guys are active and probably two surgeries would have been put off until the offseason.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I am All-In for a battle of the bigs!

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

Kings starting lineup: Carter-Monk-DeRozan-Baldwin-Raynaud

That's...rough.