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Star Player Ruled OUT for Kings-Warriors

The Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings have released their injury reports.

Joey Linn

Oct 9, 2024; Sacramento, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) motions to Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox (5) after scoring during the second quarter at Golden 1 Center.
Oct 9, 2024; Sacramento, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) motions to Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox (5) after scoring during the second quarter at Golden 1 Center. / Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images
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The Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings are facing off on Sunday evening at Chase Center. This game is a battle of two underperforming Pacific Division teams, as Golden State enters just two games above .500 at 18-16, while Sacramento is even worse at 16-19.

The Warriors have won consecutive games, defeating the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday after blowing out the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday. Looking to build on that, Golden State has an opportunity to take down a Kings team that will be shorthanded. 

Per their injury report, the Kings announced some unfortunate news on star point guard De’Aaron Fox.

De'Aaron Fox, Gary Payton II, Draymond Green
Oct 11, 2024; San Francisco, California, USA; Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox (5) shoots over Golden State Warriors guard Gary Payton II (0) and forward Draymond Green (23) during the first quarter at Chase Center. / D. Ross Cameron-Imagn Images

Ruled out for this contest, Fox is dealing with a glute contusion after taking a hard fall last game.

Via Anthony Slater of The Athletic: “De'Aaron Fox is out for the Kings tonight at Warriors. Took a hard fall late last game. Glute contusion. Steph Curry is expected to return after sitting last night. Keegan Murray is back for Sacramento after recent absence.”

This means fans will not get to see the star point guard battle between Fox and Steph Curry. The Kings star is signed to Curry Brand, and has a strong relationship with the Warriors point guard.

It will be interesting to see what direction these two teams go at the NBA trade deadline, but for now they are focused on this game.

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Joey Linn
JOEY LINN

Title: Credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation Email: joeylinn52@gmail.com Education: Communication Studies degree from Biola University Location: Los Angeles, California Expertise: NBA analysis and reporting Experience: Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA for Sports Illustrated's FanNation. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined Sports Illustrated's FanNation to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams during his time in school. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts, combined with his excellence in the classroom, earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time across multiple platforms, primarily serving as a credentialed Clippers beat writer.

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