<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/stephen-curry-and-deaaron-fox-promote-the-new-curry-fox-1-sneakers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Stephen Curry and De’Aaron Fox promote the new Curry Fox 1 sneakers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Stephen-Curry-and-DeAaron-Fox-promote-the-new-Curry-Fox-1-sneakers.jpg"></figure><h1>Stephen Curry and De’Aaron Fox promote the new Curry Fox 1 sneakers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-18T14:43:00-07:00">September 18th, 2:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-18T14:43:00-07:00">September 18th, 2:43pm</time><address><a>Dominik Zawartko</a>Dominik Zawartko is a Michigan State graduate with a degree in Political Science and English. Having previously worked in the nonprofit and legal sectors, he decided to pursue his true love of writing with ClutchPoints. Dominik's hobbies include painting, cooking food, training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and always having a laugh. His main focus areas are UFC coverage and all things sneakers.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Two NBA stars have joined forces on the sneaker front as Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry recently welcomed Sacramento Kings’ De’Aaron Fox as the first signature athlete under his Curry Brand derivative of Under Armour. Recently unveiling the newest signature sneaker for De’Aaron Fox, fans got a closer look at the Curry Fox 1 as both stars attended a promotional event to help launch the silhouette.</p><p><i><b>Check our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sneakers">Sneakers news</a> for more upcoming releases and breaking content!</b></i></p><p>Signed to Under Armour since 2013, Stephen Curry has been the face of their basketball line, releasing 12 signature models throughout the year including his newest Curry 12. Back in 2020, Curry Brand became its own standalone brand within Under Armour, expanding Stephen Curry’s creative reach to apparel and other on-court gear for hoopers.</p><p>Signing another NBA star was the first of eventual leaps the brand would take in the following years and just recently, it was announced that De’Aaron Fox would be receiving his own shoe under Curry Brand. Dubbed the Curry Fox 1, the shoe comes in an innovative design and eclectic colorway that perfectly matches Fox’s style on and off the court.</p><h2>Closer look at the Curry Fox 1</h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">BETTER LOOK: De’Aaron Fox’s signature Curry Fox 1 🦊</p><p>LEARN MORE:  <a href="https://t.co/uyQQTP9nwZ">https://t.co/uyQQTP9nwZ</a> <a href="https://t.co/a1uWBKduxI">pic.twitter.com/a1uWBKduxI</a></p><p>— Sneaker Bar Detroit (@SBDetroit) <a href="https://twitter.com/SBDetroit/status/1835040147135435025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 14, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">ANOTHER LOOK: <a href="https://twitter.com/swipathefox?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@swipathefox</a>’s first signature shoe, Curry Fox 1 🦊</p><p>📷 <a href="https://twitter.com/conkeror21?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@conkeror21</a> <a href="https://t.co/yqIk8f01Mr">pic.twitter.com/yqIk8f01Mr</a></p><p>— Sole Retriever (@SoleRetriever) <a href="https://twitter.com/SoleRetriever/status/1834977532820557895?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 14, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Right off the bat, we see the debut Curry Fox 1 resemble a low-cut basketball sneaker with a performance outsole and lockdown strap through the midsole. The shoes are base in <a href="https://www.underarmour.com/en-us/c/curry-brand-shoes-and-gear/?cid=PS_DG_US_11179_V0IP9SKH2P_curry+brand_p65444723599&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjw9Km3BhDjARIsAGUb4nzyIMbcOu_GIW7KmsZy6Ox2ZHkvEQRRWcFH6i5tgUyUsKLDzjDMw8IaAshaEALw_wcB&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds">Under Armour’s</a> latest foam technology throughout the midsole, coupled with their unique treaded outsole for maximum grip on the court. Official specs for the shoes have yet to be released, but we can expect similar cues from sneakers like the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/stephen-curry-debuts-curry-12-usa-sneakers-at-olympics">UA Curry 12</a> and previous models as well.</p><p>As of now, this is the best look we’ve gotten at the upcoming model as Under Armour and Curry Brand have kept things relatively wrapped, but we see a vibrant purple and glowing green colorway taking shape in the debut model. It’s no surprise that the debut colorway features purple to match with the Kings’ uniforms and the lockdown strap is a unique detail that has been missing from basketball sneakers over the last few years. Fans have drawn comparisons to Kyrie Irving’s Nike sneakers and these having a similar style.</p><p>Make sure to keep it locked with our <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sneakers">Sneakers news</a> more breaking content and when we could possibly see these in the future. For now, enjoy these small peeks as we anxiously wait an official release to the public!</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Stephen Curry and De’Aaron Fox promote the new Curry Fox 1 sneakers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/kings-news-jeff-teague-reveals-deaaron-fox-ended-his-career');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jeff Teague hilariously reveals how De’Aaron Fox ended his career');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Kings-news-Jeff-Teague-hilariously-reveals-how-DeAaron-Fox-ended-his-career.jpg"><figcaption>ClutchPoints</figcaption></figure><h1>Jeff Teague hilariously reveals how De’Aaron Fox ended his career</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-27T08:16:13-07:00">August 27th, 8:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-27T08:16:13-07:00">August 27th, 8:16am</time><address><a>Julian Ojeda</a>Julian Ojeda is an Orlando-based sports journalist with 3 years of professional writing under his belt, specializing in both NBA and NFL coverage. A devoted Orlando Magic fan, he deftly balances fervent fandom with insightful reporting, possessing a keen eye for compelling narratives.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In a revealing and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxxgSEDhjhY" rel="noopener">light-hearted episode of his ‘520 Podcast’</a>, former NBA player Jeff Teague shared an amusing yet candid moment that marked the twilight of his professional basketball career, attributing the end to the overwhelming speed of Sacramento Kings’ guard De’Aaron Fox.</p><p>During a matchup while he played for the Minnesota Timberwolves, Teague found himself outpaced by Fox, a revelation he shared while chatting with his guest, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-land-demar-derozan-in-sign-and-trade-deal">DeMar DeRozan, who recently signed with the Sacramento Kings</a>. “De’Aaron Fox ended my career, man. He is too damn fast. Fast as sh*t,” Teague admitted, reflecting on the game that shifted his perspective on his playing future.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“[De’Aaron Fox] end my career, man. He [is] too damn fast. Fast as sh*t… That’s the first time I said, you know, I think I want to come off the bench… I think you could probably start Tyus Jones if you want to.”</p><p>— Jeff Teague 😂</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/club520podcast?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@club520podcast</a>)<a href="https://t.co/r4XxiFn1by">pic.twitter.com/r4XxiFn1by</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1828304747150872992?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 27, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://instagram.com/embed.js"></script></p></figure><h2><b>De’Aaron Fox’s speed forced Jeff Teague to rethink his role</b></h2><p>This encounter with Fox not only challenged Teague but also led to a significant change in his role on the team:</p><p>“They put me on the bench. That’s the first time I said, you know, I think I want to come off the bench. I think I’m going to come against guys with the same speed,” Teague recounted. He even humorously suggested that the Timberwolves might as well start Tyus Jones over him, underscoring the shift in his career trajectory prompted by Fox’s formidable speed.</p><p>Additionally, DeRozan, agreed with Teague, emphasizing the challenging pace set by Fox, nodding to the sentiment of him being “Fast as sh*t.” This exchange highlighted Fox’s reputation in the league as one of the fastest players, impacting even the most seasoned professionals.</p><p>Teague’s career in the NBA spanned several teams, including significant stints with the Atlanta Hawks and the Indiana Pacers, before his tenure with the Timberwolves. Known for his agility and playmaking abilities, Teague was a formidable guard in his prime but found the evolving dynamics of the game, showcased by players like Fox, a new hill too steep to climb in his later years.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jeff Teague hilariously reveals how De’Aaron Fox ended his career

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/kings-news-deaaron-fox-feels-demar-derozan-partnership');   ga('set', 'title', 'How Kings’ De’Aaron Fox feels about DeMar DeRozan partnership');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/How-DeAaron-Fox-feels-about-DeMar-DeRozan-partnership.jpg"></figure><h1>How Kings’ De’Aaron Fox feels about DeMar DeRozan partnership</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-07T07:25:32-07:00">July 7th, 7:25am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-07T09:12:40-07:00">July 7th, 9:12am</time><address><a>Gerard Angelo Samillano</a>Gerard Angelo Samillano is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, with his focus primarily on the NBA, NFL, MLB and Gaming. When he's not writing for CP, Gerard can often be seen playing VALORANT or playing pick-up basketball. He's also working on his BS Mathematics degree.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>We have a new Big 3 in Cali! The Sacramento Kings have decided to finally swing for the fences by <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-land-demar-derozan-in-sign-and-trade-deal">trading for Chicago Bulls star DeMar DeRozan</a>. Everyone knew that DeRozan was likely on his way out, but the move to Sacramento took a few people by surprise. This was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-fans-frustration-after-demar-derozan-joins-kings">not how people envisioned DeMar’s homecoming would go.</a></p><p>Still, DeRozan and the Kings seem to be pretty ecstatic about the trade. DeRozan was even in the stadium after the trade was announced! Apparently, even Sacramento players had a hand in orchestrating the trade as well. Chris Haynes reports that De’Aaron Fox <a href="https://x.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1809778436023402965" rel="noopener">had a big hand </a>in bringing DeMar DeRozan to the Kings.</p><p>“Sources: Sacramento Kings star De’Aaron Fox played a pivotal role by joining today’s meeting to help recruit DeMar DeRozan. The two are ecstatic about partnering together on the court.”</p><p>DeRozan, a six-time All-Star and two-time second team All-NBA, joins a Kings team that is on an upward trajectory. Behind Fox, Domantas Sabonis, and Mike Brown’s leadership, Sacramento has become an up-and-coming team in the Western Conference. They broke their two-decade long playoff drought a few years back.</p><p>Last season, the Kings entered the Play-In Tournament as the ninth seed. Unfortunately, they lost their final game against the New Orleans Pelicans, causing them to miss out on the playoffs. It was a rough end to the season, but there’s still a lot of hope for the team entering this year. That hope has more than doubled with DeRozan in the fold.</p><h2><b>DeRozan’s fit with Fox, Kings</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/DeMar-DeRozan-against-Kings-DeAaron-Fox.jpg"><figcaption>Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The obvious improvement that DeRozan brings to the table is his scoring. From Toronto to San Antonio to Chicago, DeRozan’s scoring has always been his forte.  Last season, the star forward averaged 24 points per game with a 58.4 True Shooting percentage. His best work is done in the midrange, but he is also adept in getting to the rim and finishing there. The Kings will love to have a secondary scorer of DeRozan’s caliber.</p><p>Another area that DeRozan will help the Kings is in the clutch. While Fox has been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-deaaron-fox-shares-perfect-message-after-clutch-player-of-the-year-win">electric in crunch time</a>, the rest of the team has struggled heavily in that regard. DeRozan, meanwhile, has built a reputation as a clutch performer in the last few years. He may not need to hit game-winners, but DeRozan’s steady free throw shooting will be a welcome addition after their struggles there last season.</p><p>The fit isn’t going to be as seamless as one would like. Both DeRozan and Fox are primarily on-ball creators with mediocre shooting from the outside. Fox took a big leap in three-point shooting last season, but it’s not clear yet if it’s sustainable. Defense is also going to be a concern for the Kings, especially with Harrison Barnes’ departure in the sign-and-trade.</p><p>Still, this is a move that the Kings will do ten out of ten times. DeRozan will definitely be a helpful third star in their quest for playoff success. Will Deebo bring the Kings to the Finals in his first season back in California?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

How Kings’ De’Aaron Fox feels about DeMar DeRozan partnership

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/kings-news-deaaron-fox-admits-harsh-reality-sacramento-failed-playoff-bid');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ De’Aaron Fox admits harsh reality of Sacramento’s failed playoff bid');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kings-news-DeAaron-Fox-admits-harsh-reality-of-Sacramentos-failed-playoff-bid.jpg"></figure><h1>Kings’ De’Aaron Fox admits harsh reality of Sacramento’s failed playoff bid</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-22T19:46:32-07:00">April 22nd, 7:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-22T19:57:11-07:00">April 22nd, 7:57pm</time><address><a>Brian Buyawe</a>Brian Buyawe is a sports aficionado with a passion for basketball, football, and Formula One. His hobbies include running, reading and playing in recreational leagues. Back when he was a kid, Brian stumbled upon an old Larry Bird documentary among his family's collection of movies, which made him a lifelong Celtics fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Sacramento Kings ended their season last Friday. Falling <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-most-to-blame-in-shock-play-in-loss-to-zion-williamson-less-pelicans">to the New Orleans Pelicans</a> in a Play-In battle for the eighth seed, the team will have to endure the heartbreak of being one win short of a playoff appearance. This is probably why De’Aaron Fox continues to contemplate what could have been. Speaking to the media, Fox opened up on the Kings’ <a href="https://twitter.com/BrendenNunesNBA/status/1782469561868243165" rel="noopener">recently-concluded campaign</a>.</p><p>“I look at what we have, and I think what could have been,” Fox said, per Sactown 1140’s Brenden Nunes. “What could we have done better throughout this season? If we make our free throws, we probably have 51 wins…it’s the small things.”</p><p>The Kings shot just 74.5% from the charity stripe, making them the worst free-throw shooting team this season. Keegan Murray led the team with 83.1%. However, a number of Sacramento players, such as Fox (73.8%), Domantas Sabonis (70.4%) and Trey Lyles (70%) finished the season below the 75% mark. It also doesn’t help how Fox and Sabonis, being the Kings’ two best players, average the most free throw attempts per game among everyone on the roster (5.7 and 5.1 attempts, respectively).</p><p>The struggles at the line were so prevalent that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-mike-brown-slaps-sacramento-brutal-reality-check-free-throw-debacle-vs-hornets">Mike Brown had to</a> call out his players early in January. Following a game where the Kings made just 10 out of their 17 free throw attempts, Brown lamented the team’s woes during the press conference.</p><p>“For us to be 30th (in free-throw percentage) with the shooters we have on this team, it’s not good,” the head coach said.</p><h2>De’Aaron Fox and the Kings can still grow</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/DeAaron-Fox-warms-up.jpg"><figcaption>Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Nevertheless, De’Aaron Fox knows that he can still improve moving forward. The speedy point guard made it known that he works on his craft daily and that there’s still room <a href="https://twitter.com/momoragan/status/1782469044396048716" rel="noopener">to grow as a player</a>.</p><p>“I definitely feel like it,” Fox said, addressing a question on whether or not there’s another level he can reach in terms of performance. “(I’m) 26, (I’ve) been in the league for seven years. I feel like I’ve gotten better every year. So why would I think that my growth just stunts now?”</p><p>“I still have things that I can work towards. I’ve had stretches where I looked really good, I’ve had stretches where I wasn’t good…I work at my game. I work at my game every day,” he added. (per NBC Sports’ Morgan Ragan)</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“I don’t feel like I’m done growing as a player.”</p><p>De’Aaron Fox on his game and where he is at in his career. <a href="https://t.co/eQHt27n5ta">pic.twitter.com/eQHt27n5ta</a></p><p>— Morgan Ragan (@momoragan) <a href="https://twitter.com/momoragan/status/1782469044396048716?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 22, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>This season, the left-handed guard averaged 26.6 points, 5.6 assists and 4.6 rebounds per game. On the defensive side of the ball, Fox (and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander) led the entire league in steals with 2.0 a game.</p><p>Last year, Fox steered the Kings to their first playoff appearance since the 2005-06 season. Sacramento managed to take the Golden State Warriors to a seven-game series in the first round.</p><p>It may have been a much quieter season this time around, but as the point guard stated, he still has space for growth. The same goes for the team. Sacramento may need offseason fixes, but they’ve shown upside as well. This season, the Kings ranked among the 10 best teams in points per game (116.6, 9th) and assists per game (28.3, 7th). Additionally, they made 14.4 three-pointers a game — 4th best in the entire league.</p><p>If the Kings improve on their flaws and build on their strengths, then another playoff berth may just occur in 2025.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ De’Aaron Fox admits harsh reality of Sacramento’s failed playoff bid

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/kings-news-deaaron-foxs-truthful-take-on-malik-monks-future-ahead-of-free-agency');   ga('set', 'title', 'De’Aaron Fox’s truthful take on Malik Monk’s future with Kings ahead of free agency');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/DeAaron-Foxs-truthful-take-on-Malik-Monks-Sacramento-future-ahead-of-free-agency.jpg"></figure><h1>De’Aaron Fox’s truthful take on Malik Monk’s future with Kings ahead of free agency</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-20T06:42:21-07:00">April 20th, 6:42am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-20T06:43:22-07:00">April 20th, 6:43am</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Sacramento Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox is showing some love to one of his teammates as that player’s future with the team is in doubt. Fox is expressing his appreciation for Malik Monk, as Monk is about to head into the free agency waters.</p><p>“Malik was <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisBiderman/status/1781546854473179623" rel="noopener">great for us</a>. Obviously, I would love to have him back,” Fox said, per the Sacramento Bee. “But you know, I don’t I don’t know what the future holds. At the end of the day this is a business. You can only play basketball for so long.”</p><p>The Kings are out of the NBA playoffs, after losing to the New Orleans Pelicans. New Orleans knocked off the Kings on Friday night, 105-98. Sacramento’s season ends in total disappointment, as the Kings had put up some great numbers most of the season and seemed poised to make a deep playoff run in the Western Conference. The Kings <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-most-to-blame-in-shock-play-in-loss-to-zion-williamson-less-pelicans">struggled down the stretch</a>, losing six of the last ten regular season games on their schedule.</p><h2>Kings’ young stars</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kings-guard-DeAaron-Fox-5-goes-for-a-loose-ball-against-New-Orleans-Pelicans-forward-Larry-Nance-Jr.-22.jpg"><figcaption>© Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Sacramento has a group of young guns in their backcourt. Fox finished the season with a 26 points per game scoring average, including a 35-point performance against the Pelicans. The young point guard has been with the team since 2017, and averages more than 21 points a game in his career.</p><p>He and Monk have made a solid connection together. Monk averaged 15 points this season for the Kings, his second with the team. He came to the franchise from the L.A. Lakers in 2022, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-mike-brown-drops-malik-monk-charismatic-truth-bomb-amid-6moy-bid">and worked his way</a> into the team’s rotation. Both Fox and Monk played their college basketball at the University of Kentucky under John Calipari.</p><p>Time will tell if the two players’ days running the floor together are over. The Kings are likely to make some moves this offseason to try and build a championship roster. The team has struggled to find their way among some of the powers in the Western Conference in recent years. The franchise has only one division title in the last 20 years, and that was in 2023.</p><p>Monk was unable to play in the Pelicans game, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-malik-monk-to-miss-play-in-game-vs-warriors-due-to-knee-injury">due to a knee injury</a> that has lingered for several weeks. Kings fans surely will speculate what the season could have looked like if the shooting guard was able to stay healthy. Monk had a career-high scoring average this season.</p><p>“He <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/kings-stars-want-monk-back-064244840.html" rel="noopener">was extremely big</a> for us,” Fox said about Monk, per Yahoo Sports. “People that watched us play know that he should be Sixth Man of the Year. I feel like what he gave to us in the two years he has been here, he showed the value, what he can do for a team.”</p><p>Kings fans eagerly await to see what happens with their shooting guard.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

De’Aaron Fox’s truthful take on Malik Monk’s future with Kings ahead of free agency

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He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Sacramento Kings <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-malik-monk-to-miss-play-in-game-vs-warriors-due-to-knee-injury">have lost</a> Malik Monk and Kevin Huerter in recent weeks, contributing to the Kings’ slippage all the way down to the ninth spot in the Western Conference. Because of that, they now have to win two games just to get to the playoffs as the eight-seed, and what welcomed them in the 9/10 matchup was a battle against a familiar foe in the Golden State Warriors.</p><p>The Kings, however, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/warriors-news-heartbroken-stephen-curry-sums-up-painful-elimination-loss-kings">did not have much trouble</a> when it came to dealing with the Warriors. Thanks to a stellar shooting night from Keegan Murray, who dropped 32 points, Sacramento took home a relatively straightforward 118-94 victory that could mean the end of Golden State’s contending days we’ve known them.</p><p>Coming off a seven-game battle in last year’s playoffs, the Kings had all the motivation in the world to get one over the Warriors and avenge their playoff exit last season courtesy of a 50-piece from Stephen Curry in Game 7. For De’Aaron Fox, <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1780457394515955798" rel="noopener">it was only poetic</a> that they were the ones to send the Dubs home.</p><p>“I think it’s great [to get over the hump]. Getting over that hump is one thing that we talked about… I’m wearing [Steph Curry’s] shoes tonight… with the way the season played out and some of the games we lost, we were like, ‘Of course we end up running into Golden State,'” Fox told Chris Haynes, courtside reporter for TNT, in his postgame interview.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Chris Haynes: "How special is it to finally get over that hump?</p><p>De'Aaron Fox: "I'm wearing [Steph Curry's] shoes tonight… With the way the season played out and the games we lost, we were like, 'Of course we run into Golden State.'" 😅<a href="https://t.co/sPRKraI93v">pic.twitter.com/sPRKraI93v</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1780457394515955798?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 17, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>But the Kings, despite knowing that defeating the Warriors is a cause for celebration, know that they still have a huge hurdle to overcome, as they have to win another game, this time against the New Orleans Pelicans, to secure a spot in the playoffs.</p><p>“We got another game to go to get into the playoffs,” Fox added.</p><p>This <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanCunningham/status/1780464342238187801" rel="noopener">sentiment was echoed</a> by head coach Mike Brown, with the Kings head coach not wanting to take the Pelicans lightly at all.</p><p>“Hell of a win, but we’re not done,” Brown said, per Sean Cunningham of FOX40.</p><h2><b>Can the Kings catch their white whale?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Kings-guard-DeAaron-Fox-5-breaks-up-a-pass-by-New-Orleans-Pelicans-forward-Zion-Williamson-1.jpg"></figure><p>No one did more damage to the Kings’ win-loss record more than the Pelicans. New Orleans <a href="https://www.landofbasketball.com/head_to_head_gl/pelicans_vs_kings_game_log_season.htm" rel="noopener">took all five matchups</a> against Sacramento in the regular season, with only one of those games ending with a single-digit lead for the Pelicans.</p><p>The Pelicans have the Kings’ number; New Orleans has a few long wing defenders to throw at the Kings’ offensive initiators, while the Kings are the rare team that can give head coach Willie Green some confidence about giving minutes to Jonas Valanciunas.</p><p>Valanciunas has been the odd man out for the Pelicans as of late. Green has opted to go with either Larry Nance Jr. or Zion Williamson at the five so they could cover more ground defensively. But with Domantas Sabonis being a focal point for the Kings, Valanciunas can indeed survive more minutes defensively since Sabonis, while shooting a respectable 37.9 percent from deep, doesn’t exactly take too many attempts from beyond the arc (1.1 per game).</p><p>Meanwhile, the Kings’ perimeter defenders struggle to contain CJ McCollum; the 32-year old guard scored a combined 61 points over his two most recent outings against the Pelicans, although Keon Ellis, the man who helped hold Stephen Curry in check on Tuesday, could help extend McCollum’s play-in misery.</p><p>The deciding factor in the upcoming play-in game will be Zion Williamson’s health. Williamson <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-news-zion-williamson-exits-lakers-game-with-potentially-serious-injury">had to exit</a> the Pelicans’ 110-106 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in the 7/8 play-in matchup due to a hamstring issue, and if he’s out, the Pelicans’ season will be in a world of trouble, especially with the Kings having all the momentum in the world following their resounding victory over the Warriors.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

De’Aaron Fox, Mike Brown’s reactions to sending Warriors home will fire up Kings fans ahead of Play-in battle vs. Pelicans

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/king-news-deaaron-fox-mike-brown-blast-refs-over-late-missed-call-in-loss-to-suns');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ De’Aaron Fox, Mike Brown blast refs over late missed call in loss to Suns');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/DeAaron-Fox-Mike-Brown-blast-refs-over-late-missed-call-in-loss-to-Suns.jpeg"></figure><h1>Kings’ De’Aaron Fox, Mike Brown blast refs over late missed call in loss to Suns</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-04-13T08:05:06-07:00">April 13th, 8:05am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-04-13T08:05:06-07:00">April 13th, 8:05am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It was a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/suns-news-play-in-playoff-scenarios">controversial game for the Sacramento Kings as</a> they lost to the Phoenix Suns Saturday night, 108-107, as they are looking to solidify postseason position. However, they are now locked in for the play-in tournament after the loss as Kings star De’Aaron Fox and head coach Mike Brown put notice on the officiating as a key reason why they lost the game.</p><p>In the final <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/west-nba-playoff-picture-warriors-take-aim-kings-8-seed-vs-pelicans">seconds of the game where Fox was trying</a> to win the game, he pulled up for a jumper and the ball was stripped out, but felt he was fouled by Suns star Bradley Beal by hitting his arm. He told the media after the game that they can “go watch it” and that even though he was fouled, since it’s him <a href="https://www.sacbee.com/sports/nba/sacramento-kings/article287639605.html" rel="noopener">“they didn’t see it or marginal contact”</a> according to Jason Anderson of The Sacramento Bee.</p><p>“You can go watch it,” Fox said. “He very clearly got me, but when it’s me they always say they didn’t see it or marginal contact.”</p><p>Fox would finish the game with 23 points to go along with six assists, five rebounds, and four steals as now the Kings are tied with the Golden State Warriors in the standings as part of the aforementioned tourney. Fox doubled down that there was a foul called on Beal and that he should have went to the line for two shots in the likelihood of winning the game.</p><p>“I got fouled,” Fox said. “It wasn’t even close to the ball.”</p><h2><b>Mike Brown said he was “baffled” a foul was not called on Fox</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/DeAaron-Fox-passes-the-ball-during-the-Kings-loss-to-the-Suns.jpg"><figcaption>Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-intense-sacramento-pelicans-game-interrupted-by-chicken-wing-thrown-on-the-court">Kings head coach Mike Brown was</a> also asked for his opinion on the matter and said that he was “baffled” that there wasn’t a foul called since it was obvious “from my seat.” There was a same phrasing as Fox used where it seems as if they believe the officiating doesn’t call fouls for them as while he hopes he’s wrong, he ponders why they “can’t get a call from an NBA official down the stretch.”</p><p>“From my seat, I’m baffled,” Brown said. “I’m not sure why we can’t get a call from an NBA official down the stretch. For them to call a boxout foul on Sabonis — a boxout foul when the game is as physical as it is — and give them two free-throw attempts to take the lead with seconds left in the game. And I hope I’m wrong, but from my seat, it looked like Fox got hit across the arm. I actually pray that I’m wrong because then I’ll sleep better at night.”</p><h2><b>Brown cites other instances where referees missed crucial calls for Kings</b></h2><p>Brown provided other examples of the officiating missing key calls like in big games against the Oklahoma City Thunder last Tuesday and the matchup against the Boston Celtics on April 5. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-kevin-huerter-gets-100-real-about-brutal-season-ending-injury-missing-nba-playoffs">While some may say Brown and Fox are</a> throwing around excuses, there is some validity to their concerns as even the NBA’s 2 minute report proved that calls were missed in significant situations.</p><p>“In Oklahoma City, Shai traveled,” Brown said per The Sacramento Bee. “In Boston, Colby got smacked across the face, in real time, when you’re trying to plead your case, guys look at you and they say there was no contact or there was no this or no that. It’s tough when you can’t get a call and the officials feel like they’re right, and then the 2 Minute Report comes out and Shai traveled and Colby got smacked in the face. And they go home and sleep at night and we’re up all night fretting over the game because we’re fighting for our playoff lives.”</p><h2><b>Brown said “it’s just not fair” that report shows missed calls in key games</b></h2><p>As Brown mentioned during his media availability after the loss to the Suns, he wants to be wrong that a foul was missed and it will help him sleep better.</p><p>Brown would repeat that he hopes he’s false <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-news-ben-mclemore-arrested-rape-charges">since the Kings head coach is</a> continuously frustrated to get the aforementioned 2 minute report where calls were wrong “in a game of this magnitude when we’er fighting for our playoff lives.” He would even say bluntly that “it’s just not fair.”</p><p>“I hope I’m wrong,” Brown said. “Because to get another 2 Minute Report that shows they made another crucial mistake in a game of this magnitude when we’re fighting for our playoff lives, it’s just not fair.”</p><h2><b>The close loss to the Suns lock Sacramento in play-in tourney</b></h2><p>Everybody in the Kings starting lineup all scored in double-digits where three were above 20 points in Fox, rookie Keegan Murray with 23 points and seven rebounds, and Domantas Sabonis who led with 25 points to go along with 12 rebounds and nine assists. While it may be frustrating the the way the game ended for Sacramento, Brown is proud in “the way we fought.”</p><p>“Our guys fricking fought,” Brown said. “They gave us a chance. I couldn’t be prouder of the way we fought.”</p><p>The Kings are still a relatively young team, especially in terms of playoff experience where they got a taste of it last season where they lost in the first round to the Golden State Warriors in seven games. Fox said after the game that even in the regular season, it helps the team to go through outings that feel like the postseason.</p><p>“I think it’s always good to be able to go through stretches of the season where games are so important and everyone talks about there being playoff moments or games that have playoff feelings,” Fox said. “So, it’s always great to have experience. Obviously, want to come out on top when we have those type of games, but still a learning experience regardless.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-domantas-sabonis-historic-streak-snapped-collapse-thunder">The Kings are 45-36 which</a> puts them ninth in the Western Conference and have one game left to solidify position in the play-in tourney. Their final matchup will be against the Portland Trail Blazers Sunday afternoon where at the moment, they are tied with the Golden State Warriors as anything can happen in the last day of the NBA season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ De’Aaron Fox, Mike Brown blast refs over late missed call in loss to Suns

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/kings-news-deaaron-fox-nsfw-truth-bomb-media-ugly-mavericks-loss');   ga('set', 'title', 'De’Aaron Fox drops NSFW truth bomb on media after Kings ugly Mavericks loss');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Kings-news-De_Aaron-Fox-drops-NSFW-truth-bomb-on-media-after-ugly-Mavericks-loss.jpg"></figure><h1>De’Aaron Fox drops NSFW truth bomb on media after Kings ugly Mavericks loss</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-27T10:13:54-07:00">March 27th, 10:13am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-27T10:14:34-07:00">March 27th, 10:14am</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>No player in the NBA ever likes to discuss what went wrong following a blowout loss. Sacramento Kings star guard De’Aaron Fox is no exception to this. With the opportunity to pull ahead in the Western Conference standings, the Kings ended up being blown out 132-96 by the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night in Sacramento.</p><p>This 36-point loss the Kings suffered on Tuesday tied their largest margin of defeat this season, and it subsequently pushed them a game below the Mavs for the 6-seed in the West. With just 10 games remaining on their schedule, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-playoff-picture-2024-live-updates-standings-tiebreakers-play-in-tournament">Kings are now in a position</a> where they desperately need to get back on track in order to try and avoid having to earn a playoff spot via the Western Conference Play-In Tournament.</p><p>Everything that could have gone wrong for the Kings on Tuesday night went wrong. They did not defend well enough to put themselves in a position to win, and Sacramento really struggled to score in the second half, scoring just 43 points on 34 total shot attempts. Fox, who was obviously upset with the loss, appeared to take exception to the way this loss was being presented to him in his postgame press conference.</p><h2><b>De’Aaron Fox speaks the truth after blowout loss</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/DeAaron-Fox-dribbling.jpg"><figcaption>Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Fox, who scored just 18 points on 6-of-18 shooting against the Mavs in Tuesday night’s blowout loss, was not thrilled with the way things went against Dallas. When asked after the game about his leadership and addressing the media to send a message after some of the team’s biggest losses this season, Fox made it clear that he was only <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1772997608312578227" rel="noopener">addressing reporters</a> because he had to.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"As far as talking to y'all? I don't get sh*t out of that. They ask me, I do it… I get no joy in this after a win or a loss. My team doesn't care if I come up here in a blowout win or loss."</p><p>De'Aaron Fox on his leadership.</p><p>(via <a href="https://twitter.com/MattGeorgeSAC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MattGeorgeSAC</a>)<a href="https://t.co/BunH1JCSsP">pic.twitter.com/BunH1JCSsP</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1772997608312578227?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 27, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“In terms of talking to y’all? I don’t get s**t out of that. I don’t get nothing out of that. They ask me, I do it,” Fox firmly stated when asked about if he makes it a point to address the media after blowout losses, via Matt George of ABC10 in Sacramento. “I get no joy in this after a win or a loss My team doesn’t care if I come up here in a blowout win or a blowout loss… It is what it is.”</p><p>The Kings could not get any momentum going against the Mavs, and Fox struggled to find his shot as well. This was yet another embarrassing loss for Sacramento, one that now makes their journey to the playoffs tougher. It is also worth mentioning that the Kings are set to be <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-playoff-picture-2024-live-updates-standings-tiebreakers-play-in-tournament">without starter Kevin Huerter</a> the rest of the way due to a shoulder injury.</p><p>As things stand right now, the Kings find themselves in the play-in region of the Western Conference standings. Another game on Friday night against the Mavs will be vital not only because it presents the Kings with an opportunity to move back into the 6-seed, but also because this game could wind up deciding the season tiebreaker. Sacramento currently occupies this tiebreaker over Dallas since they have won two of the first three meetings this year.</p><p>Another loss to the Mavs on Friday would push the Kings farther down the standings, likely resulting in them having to earn a playoff spot via the play-in tournament in a few weeks.</p><p>Fox and the Kings are obviously frustrated with their 36-point loss to Dallas on Tuesday night, but that game is now behind them. Sacramento can control their own destiny heading into the playoffs, and they have a great opportunity to bounce back in a huge way on Friday against the Mavs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

De’Aaron Fox drops NSFW truth bomb on media after Kings ugly Mavericks loss

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/kings-news-deaaron-fox-domantas-sabonis-react-alperen-sengun-devastating-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ De’Aaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis react to Alperen Sengun’s devastating injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Kings-news-De_Aaron-Fox-Domantas-Sabonis-react-to-Alperen-Sengun_s-devastating-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Kings’ De’Aaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis react to Alperen Sengun’s devastating injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-10T20:03:29-07:00">March 10th, 8:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-10T20:03:29-07:00">March 10th, 8:03pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Houston Rockets big man Alperen Sengun is already one of the best big men in the NBA, but he may not be able to see action on the floor for some time after <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-alperen-sengun-wheelchaired-off-vs-kings-after-scary-fall" rel="noopener">suffering a scary injury</a> during <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/rockets-vs-kings-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-3-10-2024" rel="noopener">Sunday’s game</a> against the Sacramento Kings. It’s never good to see a player get <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1766983686547706320" rel="noopener">hurt in a game</a>, and that’s a sentiment that the Kings duo of De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis shared following their 112-104 loss to Houston.</p><h2><b>Fox, Sabonis share thoughts on Sengun after Kings loss</b></h2><p>“I just saw it on my phone, yeah. I mean, that’s a lot of weight coming down on a big’s legs. Obviously, we hope he’s all right. You never want to see any injuries in any type of game, Fox told reporters.</p><p>“But, I mean, as great as well as he’s been playing this year, you know, you definitely don’t want to see that. And I mean, obviously, Jabari Smith makes a hard foul and he’s jumping, And he was jumping straight up, and unfortunate things can happen,”Fox added.</p><p>The injury happened with just under a minute remaining in regulation, while Sengun was challenging a shot by Sabonis at the rim.</p><p>“I don’t know what happened. I don’t know what the reports are, but anytime you see someone come out with a wheelchair, you know, it’s definitely scary, Sabonis said.</p><p>“Very, very young talented player, you know, I just, you know, I feel bad, you know, no one wants to get hurt, you know, so I just wish him the best, the best and a speedy recovery.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">De'Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis share their well wishes for Alperen Sengun, who suffered a scary injury at the end of today's game. <a href="https://t.co/WsHZbJsFYZ">pic.twitter.com/WsHZbJsFYZ</a></p><p>— Matt George (@MattGeorgeSAC) <a href="https://twitter.com/MattGeorgeSAC/status/1766998272298914243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 11, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Sacramento’s loss to the Rockets snapped the Kings’ two-game win streak and dropped them to 36-27 so far in the 2023-24 NBA regular season. Fox finished the game with 18 points and nine assists but did not have an efficient offensive performance, going just 7-for-21 from the field. Sabonis, on the other hand, had 25 points on 10-for-11 shooting from the field with 15 rebounds and eight assists for a near triple-double in 40 minutes of work.</p><p>Fox, Sabonis, and the Kings will take a rest Monday before getting back to action on Tuesday when they host Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks at Golden 1 Center.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ De’Aaron Fox, Domantas Sabonis react to Alperen Sengun’s devastating injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/kings-news-deaaron-fox-endorses-malik-monk-sixth-man-of-the-year');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ De’Aaron Fox endorses Malik Monk for Sixth Man of the Year');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Kings-new-De_Aaron-Fox-endorses-Malik-Monk-for-Sixth-Man-of-the-Year.jpg"></figure><h1>Kings’ De’Aaron Fox endorses Malik Monk for Sixth Man of the Year</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-08T09:18:00-08:00">March 8th, 9:18am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-08T09:18:37-08:00">March 8th, 9:18am</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Through the years, more and more value has been put on bench scoring and players who fill the sixth-man role for their respective teams. This is why the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-media-poll-2023-24-malik-monk-tim-hardaway-jr-sixth-man-of-the-year" rel="noopener">race for the Sixth Man of the Year</a> award always tends to be the most unique. So far this season, several players have made huge impacts for their teams by coming off the bench. However, the Sacramento Kings have Malik Monk, who has stepped up throughout the season as his team’s sixth man.</p><p>Monk has been on a tear in recent games since the All-Star break, averaging 18.6 points, 5.8 assists, and 4.0 rebounds over the last eight games. In this span, Monk ranks third on the team in scoring, trailing only De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis. He also ranks third in total shots made.</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-domantas-sabonis-fans-going-off-after-wild-game-winner-spurs" rel="noopener">Kings defeated the San Antonio Spurs</a> 131-129 on Thursday night, and Monk had his fingerprints all over this game. In 30 minutes off the bench, Monk recorded 18 points, nine assists, and seven rebounds. It was a clutch three-point shot by the Kings’ sixth man that tied the game with just over 20 seconds left, putting Sacramento in a position to pull off an improbable victory in front of their home faithful.</p><p>This was yet another instance of Monk coming alive off the bench when his team needed him the most, which is why he has Fox’s full <a href="https://x.com/MattGeorgeSAC/status/1765978452136759433?s=20" rel="noopener">endorsement</a> for Sixth Man of the Year.</p><p>“I don’t even think it should be close honestly,” Fox said after the game, via Matt George of ABC10 in Sacramento. “I think he’s long and away the frontrunner for Sixth Man of the Year.”</p><p>Monk vying for the Sixth Man of the Year award is nothing new, as he has been viewed as one of the favorites for quite some time. In ClutchPoints’ recent NBA media poll, Monk received a third of the total votes for the award, the most out of any other player in the league.</p><p>As far as his resume goes, Monk clearly has the best path to claiming this end-of-season award.</p><h2><b>Malik Monk’s Sixth Man of the Year resume</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Malik-Monk-flexing.jpg"><figcaption>Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The Kings have always relied on Monk to be a primary source of offensive production alongside Fox and Sabonis. This season, he has come off the bench in all 61 games he has played in, averaging 15.6 points and 5.3 assists per game while shooting 44.9 percent from the floor and 37.4 percent from three-point range.</p><p>After finishing fifth in the Sixth Man of the Year voting last season, Monk has stepped up his game and kept the Kings in a position to still contend for a top six spot in the Western Conference standings.</p><p>Monk has also reigned supreme over other bench players in the league this season from an offensive perspective. In total, Monk has scored <a href="https://www.statmuse.com/nba/ask/who-has-scored-most-points-off-the-bench-2024" rel="noopener">951 total bench points</a>, the most out of any player in the league according to StatMuse. The next closest player is Milwaukee Bucks big man Bobby Portis, with 807 total points.</p><p>No matter how you look at it from a statistical standpoint, Monk stands out as the best bench player in the NBA this season. It won’t be long until he is crowned the 2023-24 NBA Sixth Man of the Year.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ De’Aaron Fox endorses Malik Monk for Sixth Man of the Year

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From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Although they lost by over 20 points to the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night, the Sacramento Kings came back with vengeance against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, picking up a huge 124-120 overtime win. What is even more impressive than defeating one of the top teams in the league is that the Kings did so without De’Aaron Fox.</p><p>Sacramento’s star point guard has missed the last two games due to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-deaaron-foxs-injury-status-ahead-of-timberwolves-clash" rel="noopener">left knee issue</a>, and he once again finds himself on the injury report ahead of Monday’s showdown with the Chicago Bulls. This has led many to ask: Is De’Aaron Fox playing vs. the Bulls on Monday night?</p><h2><b>De’Aaron Fox’s injury status vs. Bulls</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/DeAaron_Fox_pointing.webp"><figcaption>Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Ahead of Monday night’s game against the Bulls, Fox was <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2024-03-04_03PM.pdf" rel="noopener">initially listed as questionable</a> to play due to a left-knee contusion. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/is-kings-deaaron-fox-playing-vs-nuggets-latest-injury-update" rel="noopener">Fox has missed</a> each of the Kings’ last two games with this injury.</p><p>The good news for the Kings and their star guard is that this is not a serious injury, and sure enough, the team eventually <a href="https://twitter.com/SacramentoKings/status/1764822380961292434" rel="noopener">gave him the greenlight</a> to play. Fox did participate in practice on Sunday, and he was seen doing <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanCunningham/status/1764733302236471810?s=20" rel="noopener">extra work on the court</a> in shootaround ahead of the game against the Bulls, according to Sean Cunningham of Fox40 in Sacramento.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">De’Aaron Fox wrapping up Kings shootaround ahead of tonight’s game with the Bulls in Sacramento. <a href="https://t.co/WqJoLDjwDC">pic.twitter.com/WqJoLDjwDC</a></p><p>— Sean Cunningham (@SeanCunningham) <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanCunningham/status/1764733302236471810?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>In a total of 51 games this season, Fox has averaged 26.9 points, 5.6 assists and 4.2 rebounds per game while shooting 47.1 percent from the floor and 36.9 percent from 3-point range.</p><p>Although he has had yet another All-Star-like season, the Kings guard was left off the Western Conference All-Star roster. The same thing happened to starting center Domantas Sabonis, who leads the league in double-doubles, triple-doubles and rebounding.</p><p>Even if Fox plays limited minutes in his return on Monday against the Bulls, either Davion Mitchell or Keon Ellis should be able to back him up. Mitchell started in the loss against the Nuggets, while Ellis started in the win against the Timberwolves.</p><p>So when it comes to the question of whether De’Aaron Fox is playing tonight vs. the Bulls, the answer is YES!</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ De’Aaron Fox returns vs. Bulls after 2-game absence

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/is-kings-deaaron-fox-playing-vs-nuggets-latest-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings get De’Aaron Fox injury blow vs. Nuggets');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Is_De_Aaron_Fox_playing_vs._Nuggets.webp"></figure><h1>Kings get De’Aaron Fox injury blow vs. Nuggets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-28T17:00:34-08:00">February 28th, 5:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-28T17:13:25-08:00">February 28th, 5:13pm</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>While they have picked up some great wins this season, the Sacramento Kings have also struggled against teams they should have defeated. All year long, the Kings have been a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-power-rankings-week-19-warriors-lakers-suns-title-hopefuls" rel="noopener">very inconsistent team</a> in the Western Conference. However, De’Aaron Fox and Co. have won three of their last four games, picking up road wins over the likes of the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers. On Wednesday night, the Kings will be back in action on the road against the Nuggets, a game in which a win could push Sacramento back up to the 6-seed in the West. However, Fox has appeared on the injury report for this game. This has led many to ask the question: Is De’Aaron Fox playing vs. the Nuggets on Wednesday night?</p><h2><b>De’Aaron Fox’s injury status vs. Nuggets</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/DeAaron_Fox_reacting_to_a_basket_-.webp"><figcaption>Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The Kings most recently lost at home by 11 points to the Miami Heat. After this game, Fox popped up on the Kings’ <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2024-02-28_10AM.pdf" rel="noopener">injury report</a> with a left knee contusion. Ahead of Wednesday night’s game against the Nuggets, Fox found himself on the injury report and was initially listed as questionable to play.</p><p>Unfortunately, right before tip-off, Fox <a href="https://twitter.com/JandersonSacBee/status/1763006776583266478" rel="noopener">was ruled out</a>, per Jason Anderson of The Sacramento Bee.</p><p>Although he did not leave Monday’s game against the Heat, Fox did appear to bump knees with rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. in the first quarter while driving to the rim, leading to a turnover and a bucket on the other end for Miami. At first, Fox was gingerly walking around and seemed bothered by this injury. He was ultimately able to play through the pain, finishing the game with 27 points, eight rebounds, and six assists in 39 total minutes.</p><p>This game against Denver on Wednesday night is a very important one for the Kings, which is why fans held hope that Fox would be able to take the court against one of the better teams in the league. With Fox unable to play now, Sixth Man of the Year candidate Malik Monk will step into a much greater role alongside Domantas Sabonis. Chris Duarte and Davion Mitchell would also see their respective roles increase as well.</p><p>In a total of 51 games this season, Fox has averaged 26.9 points and 5.6 assists per game while shooting 47.1 percent from the floor and 36.9 percent from three-point range. The Kings star currently <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/players/clutch-traditional?PerMode=Totals&amp;dir=A&amp;sort=PTS" rel="noopener">ranks sixth</a> in total points scored in clutch time this season, according to NBA advanced stats.</p><p>So, when it comes to the question of whether De’Aaron Fox is playing tonight vs. the Nuggets, the answer is unfortunately no.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings get De’Aaron Fox injury blow vs. Nuggets

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/kings-news-deaaron-fox-two-way-praise-mike-brown-game-sealing-block-vs-spurs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ De’Aaron Fox gets lavish ‘two-way’ praise from Mike Brown after game-sealing block');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Kings_news_De_Aaron_Fox_gets_lavish__two-way__praise_from_Mike_Brown_after_game-sealing_block_vs_Spurs_copy.webp"></figure><h1>Kings’ De’Aaron Fox gets lavish ‘two-way’ praise from Mike Brown after game-sealing block</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-23T10:21:27-08:00">February 23rd, 10:21am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-23T10:21:27-08:00">February 23rd, 10:21am</time><address><a>Andrew Meyers</a>Andrew Meyers is an avid sports fan with a fondness for Philadelphia teams that rarely love him back. He has two degrees from Quinnipiac University, including a master's in sports journalism. Outside of ClutchPoints, Meyers does play-by-play broadcasting for various colleges in the northeast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Is there anything De’Aaron Fox can’t do? The Sacramento Kings All-Star guard scored a team-high 28 points in a 127-122 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday. However, it was Fox’s heroics on defense that helped <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-victor-wembanyama-blames-sas-lacking-experience-loss-kings" rel="noopener">secure the victory for the Kings.</a></p><p>With Sacramento up three, San Antonio had the ball with under a minute to go. Spurs guard Devin Vassell drove to the bucket for a dunk to cut the deficit to one, only to be denied by Fox as Vassell began his accession. Fox then hit a jumper on the ensuing possession to help seal the deal for the Kings.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>After Fox stuffed the stat sheet with nine assists, five rebounds, a block and two steals, Kings head coach Mike Brown delivered a <a href="https://twitter.com/markhaynesnba/status/1760906165645672834" rel="noopener">bold proclamation.</a></p><p>“I think Fox can be one of the best two-way guys to play in the NBA,” Brown said, per Mark Haynes.</p><p>Fox said he <a href="https://twitter.com/SeanCunningham/status/1760905053911621773" rel="noopener">wasn’t surprised</a> that he was able to record the timely block.</p><p>“I feel like I have pretty good recovery speed,” Fox said, via Sean Cunningham. “I knew that he was going for the dunk so there wasn’t much movement that was probably going to happen. I just swung and I was able to get it.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-deaaron-fox-reacts-sacramentos-wild-16-point-comeback-win-nuggets-clash" rel="noopener">The Kings will want Fox</a> to show that same sort of tenacity on both sides of the ball for the rest of the season as they try to climb the Western Conference standings. Sacramento enters Friday’s action with a 32-23 record which puts the Kings in eighth place.</p><p>Only a half-game separates the Kings from a guaranteed playoff spot and they have the means to get to that threshold. If De’Aaron Fox continues to develop defensively, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sacramento-kings-bold-predictions-after-2024-nba-all-star-break" rel="noopener">Kings could be a dangerous team</a> in the playoffs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ De’Aaron Fox gets lavish ‘two-way’ praise from Mike Brown after game-sealing block

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/kings-news-deaaron-fox-reacts-sacramentos-wild-16-point-comeback-win-nuggets-clash');   ga('set', 'title', 'De’Aaron Fox reacts to Kings’ wild 16-point comeback win in Nuggets clash');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/kings-news-deaaron-fox-reacts-to-sacramentos-wild-16-point-comeback-win-in-nuggets-clash.webp"></figure><h1>De’Aaron Fox reacts to Kings’ wild 16-point comeback win in Nuggets clash</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-15T05:38:05-08:00">February 15th, 5:38am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-15T05:38:05-08:00">February 15th, 5:38am</time><address><a>Ryan Bologna</a>Ryan Bologna is an author at ClutchPoints. He studied journalism and communication at UConn.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Sacramento Kings pulled of a crazy 16-point comeback win over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday in the last game before the All-Star break, and De’Aaron Fox <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSKings/status/1758000175707259141" rel="noopener">got real</a> about what the win means for the team in the Western Conference.</p><p>“It’s definitely big to be able to get a win like this, I mean at this point the rest of the season, especially in the West, everybody’s fighting for seeding,” De’Aaron Fox said, via Kings on NBC Sports. “Trying to get out of the play-in, doing whatever you possibly can just to move up in seed so, every game really matters and especially when you’re playing some of these Western Conference teams where you can make up a full game gap. That’s definitely big for us.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"It's definitely big to be able to get a win like this."</p><p>De'Aaron on the Kings erasing a 16-point second-half deficit in tonight's victory <a href="https://t.co/ztXJeNB9ny">pic.twitter.com/ztXJeNB9ny</a></p><p>— Kings on NBCS (@NBCSKings) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSKings/status/1758000175707259141?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>With the win, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-make-two-roster-moves-after-trade-deadline" rel="noopener">Kings</a> moved to 31-23 on the season, putting them in eighth in the Western Conference. They are a game and a half out of sixth, which is the last spot to bypass the play-in tournament. The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-domantas-sabonis-enters-larry-bird-territory-with-historic-performance-vs-suns" rel="noopener">Kings</a> will look to climb the standings more after the break.</p><p>Fox went into <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSKings/status/1757999338842923364" rel="noopener">what type of game</a> this was going to be for the Kings to get a win against the Nuggets before the break.</p><p>“We knew this was going to be a grind it out game,” Fox said, via Kings on NBC Sports. “That last game usually before the all-star break is usually kind of sloppy, guys are trying to get to their break, but we knew that we had to get stops at some point the ball would go in the basket. And I think in that third quarter was big for us because we were able to get stops and get out and run and just try to create easy opportunities for ourselves, and once we did that, we came back in, we tightened the game up and I think from there a lot of it was executing trying to get good shots and then just getting stops down the stretch.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"We knew that this was going to be a grind it out game."</p><p>De'Aaron on the Kings second-half surge in tonight's win <a href="https://t.co/zAGZsBrS4Q">pic.twitter.com/zAGZsBrS4Q</a></p><p>— Kings on NBCS (@NBCSKings) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSKings/status/1757999338842923364?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Kings return from the break on Feb. 22 against the San Antonio Spurs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

De’Aaron Fox reacts to Kings’ wild 16-point comeback win in Nuggets clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/kings-news-deaaron-fox-domantas-sabonis-win-bulls');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ De’Aaron Fox shouts out Domantas Sabonis after big win over Bulls');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/kings-news-deaaron-fox-shouts-out-domantas-sabonis-after-big-win-over-bulls.webp"></figure><h1>Kings’ De’Aaron Fox shouts out Domantas Sabonis after big win over Bulls</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-02-04T09:35:40-08:00">February 4th, 9:35am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-02-04T09:35:40-08:00">February 4th, 9:35am</time><address><a>Max Escarpio</a>Max Escarpio has experience covering multiple leagues, including the NBA, NCAA, NFL, and FIBA. He has most recently carried titles as an expert analyst for football and basketball for Bleacher Report and SB Nation.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Sacramento Kings stars De’Aaron Fox and Domantas Sabonis were both left off the NBA All-Star roster, but the players have each other’s backs. They were <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-mike-browns-stern-message-deaaron-fox-domantas-sabonis-all-star-snub" rel="noopener">arguably snubbed</a> from the All-Star game, despite Sabonis having the best year of his career. Fox spoke on Sabonis’ impact on the Kings, praising his top-level skill.</p><p>“What he does on a nightly basis, not many people can do in the league right now,” said Fox, Jason Anderson at the Sacramento Bee. “Not many people have done that in the <a href="https://www.sacbee.com/sports/nba/sacramento-kings/article285044787.html" rel="noopener">history of the game</a>. Just his preparation and his skill set, how physical he is, there’s not many people who are put together that way. He does so much for us on the floor whether it’s getting rebounds, going vertical at the rim, if he has to score, getting people open shots. He does a lot for us, not only on offense but defensively as well.”</p><p>Sabonis is currently averaging 19.9 points, 13.0 rebounds, and 8.0 assists on an exquisite 61.9 field goal percentage. He’s one of the most versatile players in the league and one of the most efficient at any position. Fox and Sabonis have created one of the most exciting duos in the league, helping the Kings secure the No. 5 spot in the Western Conference standings.</p><p>While Sabonis doesn’t get too much credit from players outside of Sacramento, he’s quietly having an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-vs-bulls-prediction-odds-pick-how-to-watch-2-3-2024" rel="noopener">incredible year</a>. It’s very rare to see a 6’10” power forward who averages eight assists, while shooting 43.4% from three and still grabs 13 boards a game. Sabonis does it for the Kings, and Fox made sure to commend him for his success after their recent win over the Chicago Bulls.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2023-24 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
26.6	4.6	5.6	0.4	2.0

2023-24 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
26.6	4.6	5.6	0.4	2.0

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