The Sacramento Kings are at home on Friday night as they host the Washington Wizards in an interconference matchup.
Sacramento enters Friday’s game with an 11-30 record after defeating the New York Knicks at home on Wednesday night.
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In Wednesday’s victory over the Knicks, DeMar DeRozan led the way for the Kings as he recorded 27 points, six rebounds and five assists while Zach LaVine added 25 points and five rebounds of his own.
Now Sacramento will try to grab another victory at home on Friday as they face off against a struggling Wizards team.
On the other side, Washington enters Friday’s contest with a 10-29 record after losing on the road to the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night.
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Kyshawn George led the way for the Wizards in Wednesday’s loss as he ended the game with 23 points, five rebounds and four assists while Khris Middleton recorded 17 points, three rebounds and five assists.
While both teams are looking to pick up a victory in Friday night’s matchup, both squads may be without multiple key players due to injuries.
Wizards Injury Report, Will Khris Middleton, Bilal Coulibaly Play?
For the Wizards, they have five players listed on their injury report, including both Middleton and Bilal Coulibaly.
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Washington has ruled out Middleton due to right knee injury management as they will elect to sit him on the first night of their back-to-back.
With Middleton sidelined, Will Riley and Justin Champagnie could both be in line for larger roles.
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The Wizards have also ruled out Coulibaly due to lower back stiffness that caused him to exit Wednesday’s loss to the Clippers in the second quarter.
Tristan Vukcevic has also been ruled out due to left knee soreness while both Trae Young and Cam Whitmore remain sidelined while recovering from injuries.
Kings Injury Report, Will Domantas Sabonis Play?
On the other side, the Kings have two players listed on their injury report, including star center Domantas Sabonis.
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Sacramento has listed Sabonis as questionable due to a partially torn meniscus after he was a full participant in practice on Thursday and there is a chance he could make his first appearance since November 16 on Friday night.
Even if Sabonis does return on Friday, it is likely that the Kings will limit his minutes which could allow for Maxime Raynaud and Precious Achiuwa to continue to have larger roles.
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The Kings have ruled out Keegan Murray due to a left ankle sprain while Dennis Schroder is off the injury report and will return after serving his three-game suspension.
Fans can catch Friday night’s matchup between the Wizards and Kings from Sacramento at 10:00 p.m. EST.