Breaking: Domantas Sabonis Ruled OUT in Kings vs Rockets

Sacramento Kings star Domantas Sabonis suffered an injury early against the Houston Rockets

Feb 24, 2025; Sacramento, California, USA; Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis (11) brings the ball up the court during the second quarter of the game against the Charlotte Hornets at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images | Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images

The Sacramento Kings are traveling to face the Houston Rockets on the road on Saturday for a huge Western Conference battle. While the fifth-place Rockets are certainly expected to beat the tenth-place Kings, Sacramento could not have jumped out to a better start.

The Kings have struggled to start games this season but took an early 16-point lead to dominate Houston in the first quarter. Unfortunately for the Kings, though, All-NBA big man Domantas Sabonis went to the locker room grabbing his left hamstring after just a minute of action.

Consequentially, the Kings have officially ruled out Sabonis for the remainder of Saturday's contest.

From Kings:

INJURY UPDATE vs. Houston Rockets 3/1 Domantas Sabonis (Left Hamstring) - WILL NOT RETURN
— James Ham (@James_HamNBA) March 2, 2025

Sabonis will finish his night with just one point in one minute of play, but the rest of the game could get dangerous for the Kings. Recently-acquired Jonas Valanciunas will certainly get an expanded role with Sabonis sidelined, while backup forward Trey Lyles could go back to playing small-ball five to fill in for some of the missing minutes.

Domantas Sabonis not great maybe left hamstring … Doug Christie takes the time out pic.twitter.com/kSVsVzA1yB
— Aaron Bruski (@aaronbruski) March 2, 2025

Sabonis has undoubtedly been Sacramento's best player this season, averaging 19.9 points, 14.4 rebounds, and 6.3 assists per game with impressive 59.6/43.2/74.9 shooting splits. The three-time All-Star should be on his way to another All-NBA Team appearance and is the force behind Sacramento's playoff push.

The Kings will desperately need to fight for a win in Houston without their star big man, as getting three games above .500 before a very challenging upcoming stretch would be massive.

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