Star Player Ruled OUT for Kings-Warriors

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The Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings are facing off on Sunday evening at Chase Center. This game is a battle of two underperforming Pacific Division teams, as Golden State enters just two games above .500 at 18-16, while Sacramento is even worse at 16-19.
The Warriors have won consecutive games, defeating the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday after blowing out the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday. Looking to build on that, Golden State has an opportunity to take down a Kings team that will be shorthanded.
Per their injury report, the Kings announced some unfortunate news on star point guard De’Aaron Fox.

Ruled out for this contest, Fox is dealing with a glute contusion after taking a hard fall last game.
Via Anthony Slater of The Athletic: “De'Aaron Fox is out for the Kings tonight at Warriors. Took a hard fall late last game. Glute contusion. Steph Curry is expected to return after sitting last night. Keegan Murray is back for Sacramento after recent absence.”
De'Aaron Fox is out for the Kings tonight at Warriors. Took a hard fall late last game. Glute contusion. Steph Curry is expected to return after sitting last night. Keegan Murray is back for Sacramento after recent absence.
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) January 5, 2025
This means fans will not get to see the star point guard battle between Fox and Steph Curry. The Kings star is signed to Curry Brand, and has a strong relationship with the Warriors point guard.
It will be interesting to see what direction these two teams go at the NBA trade deadline, but for now they are focused on this game.
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Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA and WNBA for On SI. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined On SI to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts and in the classroom earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time, primarily serving as a Clippers beat writer.
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