<!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', '/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-domantas-sabonis-splashes-game-winner-take-down-jazz');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ Domantas Sabonis splashes game-winner to take down Jazz');   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/2025/06/Kings-Domantas-Sabonis-1.jpg"><figcaption>Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kings’ Domantas Sabonis splashes game-winner to take down Jazz</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-25T00:32:55-07:00">October 25th, 12:32am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-25T01:25:19-07:00">October 25th, 1:25am</time><address><a>Abdullah Imran</a>Abdullah Imran works as an Associate Editor for All Sports at ClutchPoints. He’s been a sports fan his entire life and enjoys writing about every sport. He has spent three years in sports journalism and loves analyzing games. In his free time, he very much enjoys binge-watching shows and playing video games.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-player-shock-world-breakout-season">Sacramento Kings captured their home-opener of the 2025-26 season</a> with a thrilling 105-104 victory against the Utah Jazz on Friday night at the Golden 1 Center, with Domantas Sabonis’ clutch late-game basket determining the outcome. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-domantas-sabonis-upgraded-injury-report-jazz">Originally expected to miss the game with a hamstring strain</a>, Sabonis was cleared to play after a Thursday practice and made a much-needed impact, finishing with a double-double of 12 points and a game-high 12 rebounds over 36 minutes.</p><p>On the final possession, Sabonis grabbed an offensive rebound after Malik Monk’s missed attempt and <a href="https://x.com/ClutchPoints/status/1981941527296299259" rel="noopener">converted a point-blank shot</a> while drawing a foul from Walker Kessler. Although he missed the ensuing free throw, Sacramento’s defense, led by Schroder, forced Keyonte George to miss a 21-foot buzzer-beater, bringing the Kings to a 1-1 record for the season.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Domantas Sabonis sinks the game-winner for the Kings as they hold on late at home 🙌<a href="https://t.co/COeHrhi6jP">pic.twitter.com/COeHrhi6jP</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1981941527296299259?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 25, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The game was a back-and-forth affair, with neither team leading by more than eight points at any stage. Sacramento trailed 96-92 after a Brice Sensabaugh three-pointer with 5:10 remaining, but Zach LaVine jump-started a game-turning 7-0 run, scoring a three-pointer with 4:57 left and an interior basket at 3:19 to give the Kings a 99-96 advantage. LaVine, continuing his strong start to the season, closed out the game with 31 points on 10-of-18 shooting, including four of nine from beyond the arc.</p><p>Reserve Malik Monk provided a significant lift off the bench, scoring 20 points on 6-of-9 three-point shooting, while Dennis Schroder contributed 17 points, five rebounds, three assists, and two steals in 33 minutes. Russell Westbrook, making his home debut, added seven points, four assists, and a steal over 17 minutes.</p><p>Utah fought back late, taking a 104-103 lead with 28.1 seconds remaining on a pair of Lauri Markkanen free throws. Markkanen led the Jazz with 33 points, connecting on four three-pointers, while Keyonte George recorded 18 points and a game-high 10 assists. Despite outrebounding the Kings 50-33 and winning the paint battle 48-36, the Jazz could not close out the game. Jusuf Nurkic added 11 boards off the bench, and supporting scorers Kyle Filipowski, Walter Clayton Jr., and Sensabaugh contributed 10, 10, and 15 points, respectively.</p><p>Sacramento also forced 19 Utah turnovers, converting 15 points off those misplays, while shooting 48.2% from the field and 43% from three, compared to the Jazz’s 44.2% and 31%.</p><p>Next, the Kings will host the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday at 9 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ Domantas Sabonis splashes game-winner to take down Jazz

<!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', '/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-will-domantas-sabonis-make-season-debut-jazz');   ga('set', 'title', 'Will Kings’ Domantas Sabonis make season debut against Jazz?');   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/2025/08/Domantas-Sabonis-tries-to-find-an-open-teammate.jpg"><figcaption>John Hefti-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>Will Kings’ Domantas Sabonis make season debut against Jazz?</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-24T09:18:34-07:00">October 24th, 9:18am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-24T09:18:34-07:00">October 24th, 9:18am</time><address><a>Malik Brown</a>Malik Brown is a multimedia reporter based in Atlanta who covers the Hawks and Dream for ClutchPoints. Malik has worked in entertainment and sports, and he specializes in the NBA and NFL.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Sacramento Kings will be facing off against the Utah Jazz, and many are wondering if they will have Domantas Sabonis available for the game. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-domantas-sabonis-upgraded-injury-report-jazz">Sabonis missed the first game</a> of the season with a hamstring strain, and his status could be up in the air as he still recovers.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-domantas-sabonis-miss-preseason-finale-hamstring-injury">Sabonis suffered the hamstring injury</a> during the preseason, and it was already expected that he might miss the first few games of the season. Luckily for the Kings, he was <a href="https://ak-static.cms.nba.com/referee/injury/Injury-Report_2025-10-24_09AM.pdf" rel="noopener">upgraded to questionable</a> for this game against the Jazz, which should be good news for the team, as he is making progress and could suit up.</p><p>The Kings were able to win their season opener against the Phoenix Suns without Sabonis, but there’s no doubt that he’s an important part of what they do. Sabonis has averaged a double-double for the past few seasons, and he’s shown to be a solid playmaker at his position as well.</p><p>Last season, he averaged 19.1 points, 13.9 rebounds, and 6.0 assists, shooting 59% from the field and 41.7% from the three-point line. With the addition of some new players on the team, his stats could look even better this season.</p><p>Eyes will be on the Kings to see how they perform this season, especially with the talent they have. Sabonis, DeMar DeRozan, and Zach LaVine are a solid big 3, but it’ll be interesting to see if they can match up against some of the other top teams in the Western Conference. They fell short last season in the Play-In Tournament, but with the additions of Dennis Schroder and Russell Westbrook at the guard position, there is optimism surrounding the group.</p><p>The only thing they are missing is Sabonis, and with him being questionable, there seems to be a good chance that he could play in his first game of the season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Will Kings’ Domantas Sabonis make season debut against Jazz?

<!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', '/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-domantas-sabonis-upgraded-injury-report-jazz');   ga('set', 'title', 'Domantas Sabonis upgraded on injury report for Jazz game');   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/2025/10/Domantas-Sabonis.jpg"><figcaption>Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Domantas Sabonis upgraded on injury report for Jazz game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-23T18:32:51-07:00">October 23rd, 6:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-23T18:32:51-07:00">October 23rd, 6:32pm</time><address><a>David Yapkowitz</a>David Yapkowitz is an NBA Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He is a credentialed reporter based in Los Angeles who covers the NBA/WNBA, NCAA/NCAAW and boys/girls high school basketball.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>When the Sacramento Kings opened up the 2025-26 season on Wednesday against the Phoenix Suns, they were without their All-Star big man in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-domantas-sabonis-miss-season-opener-hamstring-injury">Domantas Sabonis who has been dealing with a hamstring injury</a>. But as the Kings prepare to face off against the Utah Jazz on Friday for their second game of the season, they could have Sabonis back in the lineup.</p><p>Domantas Sabonis was <a href="https://x.com/JandersonSacBee/status/1981519310582665405" rel="noopener">officially listed as questionable</a> on the Kings’ injury report for their game against the Jazz, as per Jason Anderson of The Sacramento Bee. While it’s not completely indicative of Sabonis being able to play in the game, it is a good sign in that he is trending towards a potential return. A final update on Sabonis’ availability likely won’t come until right before the game.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-domantas-sabonis-miss-preseason-finale-hamstring-injury">Sabonis first suffered the hamstring injury</a> during training camp and preseason. For the Kings’ opening night game against the Suns, the Kings started veteran Drew Eubanks while rookies Maxime Raynaud and Dylan Cardwell got regular minutes off the bench. Expect more of the same if Sabonis is unable to play against the Jazz.</p><p>A three-time All-Star Sabonis was his usual steady self during the 2024-25 season. He appeared in 70 games last year at a little over 34 minutes per game. He averaged 19.1 points, a league-leading 13.9 rebounds and 6.0 assists with splits of 59 percent shooting from the field, 41.7 percent shooting from the three-point line and 75.4 percent shooting from the free-throw line.</p><p>Throughout his career, Sabonis has been a steady double-double threat on a nightly basis. The only seasons that Sabonis has not averaged a double-double were his first three seasons in the NBA from 2016-2019.</p><p>The Kings originally acquired Sabonis ahead of the trade deadline in the 2022-23 season in the same trade that sent Tyrese Haliburton to the Indiana Pacers. Sabonis has played about three and half seasons now for the Kings.</p><p>The No. 11 overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, Sabonis started his NBA career with the Oklahoma City Thunder. He only played one season for the Thunder before being traded to the Indiana Pacers in the deal that sent Paul George to the Thunder.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Domantas Sabonis upgraded on injury report for Jazz game

<!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', '/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-domantas-sabonis-miss-season-opener-hamstring-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Domantas Sabonis to miss Kings’ season opener with hamstring 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/2025/10/Domantas-Sabonis-attempts-a-shot-during-2025-preseason.jpg"><figcaption>Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Domantas Sabonis to miss Kings’ season opener with hamstring injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-18T12:53:13-07:00">October 18th, 12:53pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-18T13:07:18-07:00">October 18th, 1:07pm</time><address><a>Benedetto Vitale</a>Benedetto Vitale is an avid sports writer who is an expert at covering the NFL, college football, NBA, and UFC. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 2016 with a film degree but has since dedicated his career to sports writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Sacramento Kings are set to take on the Phoenix Suns in the season opener on October 22. However, the club will have to begin the 2025-26 campaign <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-domantas-sabonis-miss-preseason-finale-hamstring-injury">without its star center, Domantas Sabonis</a>, due to injury.</p><p>Reports indicate that Sabonis, who is 29 years old, <a href="https://x.com/BrettSiegelNBA/status/1979634216733409609" rel="noopener">is ruled out</a> for the season opener with a hamstring issue, according to Brett Siegel. Drew Eubanks will have to fill the starting role for the time being.</p><p>“Sacramento Kings All-Star center Domantas Sabonis is out to begin the 2025-26 season with a left hamstring strain, league sources told ClutchPoints.”</p><p>It’s said that the three-time All-Star suffered a <a href="https://x.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1979634124701991331" rel="noopener">Grade-1 hamstring strain</a>, per Senior Insider Chris Haynes. The Kings will reevaluate Domantas Sabonis in one week from Saturday’s reporting. Which means the star center has a chance to return on October 24 when Sacramento plays the Utah Jazz in the second game of the season.</p><p>“Sacramento Kings star Domantas Sabonis (Grade 1 hamstring strain) will miss opening night and be re-evaluated in one week.”</p><p>It sounds like Sabonis may have avoided a serious injury, which is great news for the Kings. Even so, hamstring injuries tend to linger, so Sacramento may want to be cautious moving forward. The organization will likely provide more updates once the regular season tips off.</p><p>Sabonis is entering the 10th year of his career. He’s been a stud of a player throughout the majority of his NBA tenure. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/10-pass-first-nba-big-men-not-named-nikola-jokic-ranked">Domantas Sabonis is a</a> rebounding machine who also helps with scoring. He ended the 2024-25 campaign averaging 19.1 points, 13.9 rebounds (league-high), and 6.0 assists per game while shooting 59.0% from the field and 41.7% from beyond the arc.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Domantas Sabonis to miss Kings’ season opener with hamstring 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', '/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-news-domantas-sabonis-miss-preseason-finale-hamstring-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Domantas Sabonis to miss Kings’ preseason finale with hamstring 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/2025/10/Domantas-Sabonis.jpg"><figcaption>Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Domantas Sabonis to miss Kings’ preseason finale with hamstring injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-16T16:26:49-07:00">October 16th, 4:26pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-16T17:35:41-07:00">October 16th, 5:35pm</time><address><a>Richard Pereira</a>Richard Pereira joined ClutchPoints in January 2025 as an Associate Editor. He earned his degree from Florida Atlantic University in 2023 and has been covering the school's athletic programs since 2020, having served as a Sports Editor at the FAU University Press. He was granted the unique opportunity to report on the men's basketball team's journey to the Final Four in Houston for FAU Owls Nest during March Madness, consistently striving to grow as a sports journalist.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Sacramento <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/sacramento-kings/kings-rumors-domantas-sabonis-talks-with-new-gm-get-update-amid-trade-buzz">Kings will be without star big man Domantas Sabonis</a> going into their preseason finale against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night.</p><p>Sabonis will <a href="https://x.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1978957433457234234" rel="noopener">miss the team’s matchup due to a hamstring injury</a>, per NBA insider Chris Haynes.</p><p>“Sacramento Kings star Domantas Sabonis sustained a mild hamstring strain and he’ll miss the preseason finale vs. Los Angeles Lakers on Friday, league sources tell me,” Haynes wrote on Thursday.</p><p>Sabonis suffered the hamstring injury during the third quarter of the Kings’ matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. It’s clear that the pain will keep out for the remainder of the preseason while he hopes to be ready for the start of the regular season.</p><h2><b>What lies ahead for Domantas Sabonis, Kings</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Domantas-Sabonis-2.jpg"><figcaption>Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Kings will have their work cut out for them while Domantas Sabonis recovers from his hamstring injury. In the meantime, they will hope for a solid start to the 2025-26 NBA season.</p><p>Sabonis is coming off another strong season as one of the best big men in the league. He averaged 19.1 points, 13.9 rebounds and six assists per game throughout 70 appearances. He shot 59% from the field, including 41.7% from beyond the arc, and 75.4% from the free-throw line.</p><p>The three-time All-Star is gearing up for his fifth season at Sacramento since the team acquired him from the Indiana Pacers in the 2021-22 campaign. He’s experienced success with them, helping them end a 16-year playoff drought in 2023 with a $-run campaign.</p><p>However, Sacramento has regressed in past seasons. They remained competitive in the playoff picture via the play-in tournament. It wasn’t enough as they lost in those rounds while being in contention for the last two playoff spots.</p><p>Sacramento has retooled in the offseason, adding Dennis Schroder and Russell Westbrook to fulfill their talent at the guard position. How the team performs with their core being Sabonis, DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine will be worth observing to see if they can make noise in a tough Western Conference.</p><p>Following their preseason finale, the Kings will prepare for their regular-season opener. They will be on the road, facing the Phoenix Suns on Oct. 22 at 10 p.m. ET.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025-26 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
11.0	13.0	2.0	-	1.5

2025-26 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
11.0	13.0	2.0	-	1.5

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