De'Aaron Fox Made Sacramento Kings History Against Bulls

De'Aaron Fox made Sacramento Kings history.
Jan 1, 2025; Sacramento, California, USA; Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox (5) reacts after scoring a basket during the fourth quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images
Jan 1, 2025; Sacramento, California, USA; Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox (5) reacts after scoring a basket during the fourth quarter against the Philadelphia 76ers at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images / Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images

On Sunday afternoon, the Sacramento Kings beat the Chicago Bulls (at the United Center) by a score of 124-119.

De'Aaron Fox made his return to action after a three-game absence.

He finished the victory with 26 points, nine rebounds, three assists and one block while shooting 9/16 from the field and 4/8 from the three-point range in 33 minutes of playing time.

The former Kentucky star also made Kings history.

Via The Sacramento Kings: "De'Aaron Fox has now passed Nate "Tiny" Archibald (10,894) for the fourth-most points in franchise history🔥"

Fox is now averaging 26.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.6 steals per contest while shooting 48.8% from the field and 32.8% from the three-point range in 36 games.

He is in his eighth NBA season (all with the Kings).

With the win, the Kings improved to 20-19 in their first 39 games, which has them as the ninth seed in the Western Conference.

They are also in the middle of a seven-game winning streak.

Following the Bulls, the Kings will play their next game on Tuesday when visit the Milwaukee Bucks in Wisconsin.

On the road, they have gone 10-7 in the 17 games they have played away from Sacramento.

Fox was the fifth pick in the 2017 NBA Draft.

During the 2023 season, he made the All-Star Game (and led the Kings to the NBA playoffs).

His career averages are 21.6 points, 3.9 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 1.4 steals per contest while shooting 47.2% from the field in 505 games.


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Ben Stinar is the NBA reporter for Fastbreak on FanNation.