Coming out of Christmas Break, the Sacramento Kings (13-17) are losers of four straight and sitting 12th in the Western Conference. If they want to save their season, they need to do it fast, and on Thursday, they will have a chance to start their revival against a team with an identical record to them: the Detroit Pistons (13-17).
But who will the Sacramento Kings have available to them? What about the Pistons? Here is the full injury report heading into tonight's game.
Sacramento Kings Injury Report
As you can tell from the title of the post, the main headliner on the Kings' front is their All-Star forward, Domantas Sabonis. Sabonis is a notorious iron man. However, it seems he's been hit with an illness, which has him now listed as questionable for tonight's game (per Basketball Reference). In general, that designation usually means you have a 50/50 chance of playing. So far, Sabonis has already missed two games this season. That's already two more than he missed last year.
Outside of Sabonis, the only other Kings player on the injury report is their 2024 first round pick, Devin Carter. Carter has yet to suit up for his new team, as he's been rehabbing from offseason shoulder surgery. He will continue to be out tonight, and he's set to be re-evaluated in January (per Matt George). Carter was a great add for where they got him in the draft, but it is unlikelythat he will significantly move the needle for this team in his inaugural campaign.
Detroit Pistons Injury Report
For the Pistons, there are three names to monitor as we get closer to tip-off. Those players are Jalen Duren (ankle), Ron Holland (illness), and Isaiah Stewart (knee). Stewart and Holland are both listed as questionable. Meanwhile, Duren is considered probable (meaning he has about a 75% chance of playing tonight).
The Pistons better hope that they won't be without both Duren and Stewart, as it will put a large amount of weight on Paul Reed's shoulders – a player they have already had to lean on a great deal with Stewart missing their last three games.
After tonight's game, the Kings will travel to Los Angeles to face off against the Lakers for the third time this season on Saturday, December 28.