Headline #2: The King Sacramento Can Live Without
Matchups between the Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Lakers are exciting already, but add LeBron James to the purple and gold and it takes it to another level. Unfortunately, however, the Lakers’ box-office player will not be present tonight. Due to a groin injury that King James suffered against the Warriors on Christmas Day, the superstar is now listed as day-to-day.
Although it is a shame that arguably the best basketball player ever will not be playing in the Golden 1 Center tonight, I am sure the Kings do not mind it at all. With the Lakers absent of their best player, Sacramento needs to take advantage of the opportunity. They need to play their style of basketball which is being fast on the offensive end and being physical when on defense. Even without LeBron, the Lakers still have good talent on their roster, so the purple and white cannot get caught slipping.
The Kings’ next few games are against teams that are currently ahead of them in the standings, including two against the Lakers. If the Kings are able to take advantage of LeBron’s absence and beat the Lakers twice, they would make tremendous ground in the standings and get themselves back in the playoff picture.