Player	Status	Injury
Domantas Sabonis	OUT	Knee
Zach LaVine	OUT	Finger
Russell Westbrook	OUT	Ankle
De’Andre Hunter	OUT	Eye
Malik Monk	OUT	Illness
Keegan Murray	OUT	Ankle

KL2ConspireLLC | San Diego Clippers

335 | 3 hours ago

In the Kings defense, their starters aren’t good and their young players are actually exciting.

zebrainatux | Timberwolves

121 | 3 hours ago

Like they weren’t really tanking before, they just suck

AViciousGrape | Kings

56 | 3 hours ago

Our starters couldn’t beat the back up Wizards players lol

Lacabloodclot9 | Grizzlies

11 | 3 hours ago

Will Riley legacy game

SaddiqBae | Pistons

11 | 3 hours ago

Neither could ours and we’re in first place, so you must be too! Wizards are just that good

ComprehensiveList769 | Hawks

2 | an hour ago

I mean they beat the pistons so they’re sometimes contenders

Less-Tax5637 | Knicks

48 | 3 hours ago

I have reviewed their schedule. If they want to break the all time losing streak record then tomorrow is make or break. If they can be truly madly deeply dogshit just one time against the Jazz then they have a chance at infamy.

They come back from the All Star break and immediately get beat up by the Magic before touring the west in mostly away games. They’ll be over 20 losses before they face another tankathon team, that being the Pelicans on March 5th.

The final boss will be Utah again in their projected 27th straight loss. I will be watching their progress until then with great interest.

EightBlocked | NBA

5 | 2 hours ago

if they play the knicks in that timespan im sure they’ll be fine.

GunsmokeIV | Kings

1 | an hour ago

Nah we’ve already played our series with them, 1-1

DrChiz | Kings

1 | an hour ago

This is what I’m saying, I want this team to be truly historic. They set the Sacramento era record, but that’s only 40 years of history. It would be epic to have the worst losing streak across 103 years in all of franchise history tracking back from coast to coast. So losing to the Jazz is gonna be the hardest game to tie it… leaving an epic week of build up and anticipation to breaking it after returning from All Star break.

EastonMetsGuy | Charlotte Bobcats

3 | 2 hours ago

Tanking the good ole fashion way, by just being bad at this!

Briguy_fieri | Pelicans

2 | 3 hours ago

Same

ShotgunStyles | Kings

16 | 3 hours ago

Plus, at least 2 of those injuries are legit injuries that happened during a game. Hunter got poked in the eye by a Clippers player and Keegan rolled his ankle some time ago.

KL2ConspireLLC | San Diego Clippers

6 | 3 hours ago

Yeah, the Hunter injury looked really painful. Hope he gets well soon.

Gaebril | Kings

3 | 3 hours ago

Sabonis has also been seriously injured most of the season, including before the trade deadline where we wanted his value boosted for trade. I don’t think his return will actually move the needle any more than playing the young guys that want to win.

doublek1022 | NBA

5 | 3 hours ago

Kings defense? What defense?

Gaebril | Kings

2 | 3 hours ago

We benched him (Keegan) but we still got Cardwell.

doublek1022 | NBA

3 | 2 hours ago

What a true ray of sunshine Dylan Cardwell has been in an otherwise dark and gloomy season.

jcwkings

2 | 2 hours ago

And they are legitimately hurt, those are real injuries/ailments(don’t know about Monk illness).

DrChiz | Kings

1 | an hour ago

I mean Monk didn’t travel with the team and he just likes to hoop, so I imagine he’s actually sick.

BillFrackingAdama

2 | 2 hours ago

there have been several threads lately targeting the Kings specifically. I don’t get it. They are the one team that really has nothing and should be playing their youth and for better results.

All these other teams actually have good players that you would play.

vNocturnus | Kings

1 | 6 minutes ago

Also IDK what the deals with LaVine or Monk are, but the rest of those guys are actually injured and would be starting if they weren’t.

Also aside from Keegan and maybe Domas, those guys sitting probably increases the win % by massively improving the defense and not really losing much scoring.

Me_975 | Celtics

79 | 3 hours ago

Damn, i have an exam the following day but this might be a better investment of time than studying

Adorable-Bike-9689

11 | 3 hours ago

It’s going to be so much shenanigans this game to keep it engaging lol. Take the over y’all

JustADutchRudder | Timberwolves

9 | 3 hours ago

Game starts with every Kings player getting a technical back to back until all 15 have gotten one. Once all the coaches get theirs, the Jazz will have taken 25 freethrows and already in trouble of winning.

Me_975 | Celtics

3 | 2 hours ago

I dont gamble. I just watch for the love of the game

Balls_of_Adamanthium | Warriors

52 | 3 hours ago

No young Kings player is developing next to those ball hog starters. Good for them.

StrokingCats

8 | 3 hours ago

No player is ever developing in Sacramento period lmao

ShotgunStyles | Kings

6 | an hour ago

This dude has never even heard of Peja. Somebody get him!

EastonMetsGuy | Charlotte Bobcats

1 | 2 hours ago

Man what happened to the kings, fees like the light the beam stuff was so recent, now they are a disaster

My-Internet-GF

-7 | 2 hours ago

Reason 1: Sacramento as a city itself 🤣

ShotgunStyles | Kings

4 | an hour ago

Sacramento only started going downhill when Warriors and Lakers fans started moving here because they couldn’t afford to live in the Bay/L.A.

DrChiz | Kings

1 | an hour ago

Facts.

legend023 | Pelicans

-4 | 3 hours ago

Russ and Sabonis are ball hogs?

DJSTANKDADDY2 | Kings

11 | 3 hours ago

Sabonis not at all. Russ is in kind of a weird way. The amount of possessions that he just dribbles aimlessly and either throws it away or passes it with 3 seconds on the shot clock… that’s my tank commander baby. Ultimately, I do enjoy his energy, and he seems to be taking a leadership role with the young guys that I hope will be valuable for them. Truth is, fans all were hoping for a tank year, and the off-season moves kinda made it seem like we were gonna be fighting for 35-40 wins. This outcome is much better.

Puzzleheaded-Bill654

6 | 2 hours ago

russ has to be the most elite tank commander ever, it actually seems like he wants to lose, while lavine is trying to win but is that terrible

yeahright17 | Thunder

4 | 2 hours ago

Lol, what? Russ has been the Kings best player the majority of games he’s played.

Puzzleheaded-Bill654

0 | an hour ago

yes and no, he has great games, but he also has games like against cleveland where he decided contested step back 3s were good clutch shots. he can play well, but when he is bad, he is very bad

DrChiz | Kings

2 | an hour ago

He’s been shooting lots of 3s all season and is hitting them at a good enough rate to be “allowed” it. I think it’s his best corner 3 season in the NBA too.

Russ shows up every game and gives his all, and he is giving great development running with our big men rookies and getting their numbers pumped up.

Nobody can blame Russ for this season, hell we didn’t even have a PG post deadline last season lol hopefully Russ stays as the perfect veteran mentor for the rookies.

Puzzleheaded-Bill654

1 | an hour ago

i dont blame him, and i think he is a great mentor, but in the clutch when we need to lose, he always shows up

ThatBull_cj | 76ers Bandwagon

12 | 3 hours ago

You can be a ball hog and a great passer. Saboins isn’t a ball hog in any way tho

penis_showing_game | Kings

3 | 2 hours ago

Sabonis definitely isn’t a ball hog, but I’d much rather his minutes go to Raynaud and Cardwell.

rusty512 | Pistons

33 | 3 hours ago

Monk was out for illness last game too, hope he is okay

BB-68 | Suns

30 | 3 hours ago

Got a severe case of tankitis. It might be terminal

Plan9fromtheAbyss | BOS

9 | 3 hours ago

Tanker sores

Green_Atmosphere_802 | Kings

8 | 3 hours ago

He might be sick for the rest of the season man prayers up

ShotgunStyles | Kings

1 | an hour ago

He ate too much pizza. Needs to take a few months off to recover.

RoyalOakPiguet

4 | 3 hours ago

Upvote if you are down with the sickness 🕊️🙏🏿

zebrainatux | Timberwolves

6 | 3 hours ago

Oh, ah-ah-ah-ah

Gaebril | Kings

1 | 3 hours ago

Hit 6 3s in a row and burned his hand on a heater.

clockwork_purple2

23 | 3 hours ago

Until the NBA changes the lottery system, tanking is a good strategy.

Disastrous-Ad2800

3 | 3 hours ago

don’t see how they can improve this lottery system… let’s say they put all non playoff teams into a random lottery… borderline playoff teams will still tank especially for a top 3 draft franchise builder draft like this

maybe use metrics where a historically bad franchise over a 10 season period like a Washington get the No.1 pick?

impactblue5 | Lakers

7 | 2 hours ago

Now we’re talking about decade tanking of that was the case lol.

NBA should have relegation. Bottom 2 gets relegated to the G league . #1 an #2 pick go to the 2 teams that get promoted 😂

the_eleventh_flower

1 | an hour ago

Here for it

Aggrokid

1 | an hour ago

The owners and players union will unanimously vote against that.

impactblue5 | Lakers

2 | 35 minutes ago

I know with the tv deals and sponsorships, no way this happens in US sports lol. Would just be awesome to see the lower league fight like hell to make it back into the NBA and get a #1 pick, while the bottom end of the NBA fight like hell to not get demoted.

Aggrokid

3 | 3 hours ago

Probably put some restrictions on pick protections. Maybe also relax the apron system that is currently inflating FRP value.

ShotgunStyles | Kings

2 | an hour ago

The MLB has some nice restrictions on who can be part of the lottery and who can’t.

Teams that pay into the revenue sharing pool (aka large market teams) can’t be in the lottery for 2 consecutive seasons.

Teams that don’t pay into the revenue sharing pool can’t be in the lottery for 3 consecutive seasons.

This basically discourages long-term tanking as there’s no value to getting more losses if you’re ineligible for the lottery. They still get a pick that year, there’s just zero chance of it being a good pick.

BKNas

1 | 2 hours ago

I wouldn’t mind seeing all non play-in teams get equal odds to get the #1 pick. Remove the lottery system and less teams will feel a need to tank. I also doubt owners will sacrifice potential playoff revenue to avoid the play-in, so you wouldn’t see much tanking by mid teams.

ReggieEvansTheKing | Kings

1 | an hour ago

I came up with this:

(1) no more pic protections in trades aside from lottery protection

(2) all 14 teams in the lottery get equal odds at the #1 pick

(3) pick #2+ is decided by playoff drought and randomized for ties

All 3 ensures that your draft position is basically set before the season and that it’s impossible to improve your position in the lottery. You have to miss playoffs on purpose to keep a good pick which no team will do. Also prevents the seasons where good teams tank after their star gets a debilitating injury.

DrChiz | Kings

2 | an hour ago

Giving equal odds at the #1 pick for 14 teams is ridiculously terrible lol. So play in and mediocre teams can be a “rich get richer” while the truly awful teams that can only improve via the draft as they aren’t a destination for players and can’t make trades (which is most teams), continue to stay fucked. It’s bad enough in recent years we’ve had Dallas, Atlanta and San Antonio get the top pick and Spurs jumped to 2 last season for 3 years of top picks lol

No. You need to punish actually tanking teams. Have a committee to investigate things. We all know what intentional tanking looks like, and the shit the Jazz are doing is so blatant sitting their best players in the 4th/very end of games.

You can’t keep making the odds worse. If anything it’s had the inverse affect. While before the recent changes, you truly had to be a Bottom 4 team to get a top pick, now it’s much flatter with decent chances just in the lottery period as we’ve seen.

If you had half the league trying to tank for being bottom 4, it would be super obvious and you punish those teams. We know who is actually bad/has injuries, etc and what’s tanking behavior.

prettytopsayebro

3 | 2 hours ago

Let’s pretend there’s an obvious answer and get angry it hasn’t happened

Weissritters | Pelicans

1 | 2 hours ago

Not just the lottery, also the apron system. Those two combined mean the way to the top is probably the okc model - stack picks, hope they work out. Use rookie deals in conjunction with max deals in order to contend

heat_fan_ | Raptors

15 | 3 hours ago

This stuff is getting out of control lol

CreativeContract2170 | Suns

7 | 3 hours ago

It’s not even the ASB!

temujin94

2 | 3 hours ago

There’s more said when a player rests 10 games a season due to age/injury than 20% of the league tanking for the best part of 82 games a season, which effects every single team in the league and makes so many games basically not worth watching.

The first one is to aid winning, the other is to intentionally lose. You get thrown out of the Olympics for this shit but in US Franchise sports it’s considered a valid and smart play.

PM_ME_UR_TESTIMONIES | Kings

2 | 2 hours ago

Pretty simple solution to just lock lottery standings at the deadline, unless a team makes the postseason, in which case they adjust up the ladder.

DrChiz | Kings

2 | an hour ago

So everyone stars the new NBA season being truly awful, knowing they can potentially get a top lottery pick and the come deadline still have almost half a season to turn shit around and actually do damage in the post season? Fucking awful idea lol you’ll never get people into basketball if that’s how a season starts.

yeahright17 | Thunder

1 | 2 hours ago

Can’t wait for the tank off to start in November.

National-Zucchini524

1 | 11 minutes ago

The solution should be this: once you are mathematically eliminated from the playoffs, you get a “point” for every game you win. Team with the most points gets the highest pick. Yeah, you’ll still have selective tanking but you’ll need to be competitive (and imagine the trade deadline when a team adds a stud and they are in last place to try to win games to get the 1 overall pick)

moby323 | 76ers

11 | 3 hours ago

Tank War!

BabyBearBjorns | Grizzlies

13 | 3 hours ago

Jazz gonna sit their entire bench in the 2nd half and play the janitor, the mascot, 2 random fans, and my 5 year old nephew.

amodelsino | Slovenia

5 | 3 hours ago

So you’re saying they’re going to win.

Ok_Contest493 | Jazz

11 | 3 hours ago

Yet the jazz will be ones blamed for ruining the integrity of the game

Most_Chemist3614

3 | 3 hours ago

To be fair the kings sitting all their starters actually puts them in a better chance to win

Ok_Contest493 | Jazz

2 | 2 hours ago

True but technically based off of last night you couldn’t say that’s any different with the jazz

DrChiz | Kings

1 | an hour ago

Jazz just traded for JJJ lol they’re actively making win now/compete soon trades but then sitting their best players that give results.

Kings are actually bad & have their worst performances when Lavine/Demar have max minutes and are playing and have close games and wins when the rookies are getting max minutes. Plus most those Kings players are actually hurt and have been since preseason.

Ok_Contest493 | Jazz

2 | an hour ago

All the more reason to tank and sit him out for the season so they can keep their protected pick and add a top prospect to this group to compete next year. They have 17 wins. They aren’t doing anything this season

DrChiz | Kings

3 | an hour ago

I get it. Just that’s not what your comment & reply were related to or saying lol. The Jazz are not a better performing team when sitting JJJ, Walker, Lauri, etc. Evidence & arguments can be made Kings play better ball when mainly playing the rookies/young players.

But also Sabonis, Keegan, Hunter, Monk are legit sick and hurt well documented. Sabonis & Keegan haven’t played a game together all season lol both before even preseason and who knows, Westbrook had a big game, maybe he tweaked his ankle and there’s ZERO reason to play through something questionable on this team and him hoping to stay in the league next season.

Only sus player is Lavine and he’s lame and would only help the Kings lose if he were actively playing, him sitting actually hurts all “tank” agenda theories lol

Kings haven’t been tanking. They’re just a bad fit of veterans and important guys have been hurt and missed most of the season. Same squad finished 40-42 last season

Aggrokid

1 | an hour ago

The reason Jazz gets extra optics is because their current team post-trade is pretty dang good, especially when Key gets back. So they have to try harder to tank which is very easy for media to pick up.

FeeAlternative1783 | Raptors

7 | 3 hours ago

The Game II

shaqoseal69

7 | 3 hours ago

Wank off

Bourbon_Hymns | Warriors

5 | 3 hours ago

This right here is the content I come to Reddit for

air_volek007 | Kings

6 | 3 hours ago

I don’t understand, we’ve been terrible for 20 years. What’s the problem?

Difficult_Tackle9505

1 | 42 minutes ago

Ron and bonzi were an incredible combo

air_volek007 | Kings

1 | 40 minutes ago

Yes they were. Should have paid Bonzi after that playoff series

Background-Top-1946

5 | 3 hours ago

Silver, grow a pair.

Whomever wins this game gets swap rights over the other’s pick

Allgamergeek | Jazz

11 | 3 hours ago

Jazz would destroy the Kings in this case.

Cul_what | Lakers

3 | 3 hours ago

This will be one of the games of all time

zebrainatux | Timberwolves

2 | 3 hours ago

A game you tell your children about

ayeno

3 | 3 hours ago

Kings and Jazz about to just put anyone in the lower bowl with any jersey on to play tomorrow.

Total-Drummer6737 | Clippers

3 | 3 hours ago

Sakramento Könige vs Ural джаз, preparing the order of battle for the Battle of Kursk, the largest tank battle of WW2 (Colorized)

Atomysk_Rex | Jazz

2 | 3 hours ago

Are the Kings actually trying to win this game?

remotecontroldr

6 | 3 hours ago

You can’t convince me the Kings haven’t been trying to win all season, we are just bad

Syndana23 | Lakers

2 | 3 hours ago

kings are acting accordingly

Utah and Washington are shameless right now so other teams have to match energy lol

iluvugoldenblue | Kings

4 | 3 hours ago

Right? Like we haven’t had a healthy roster the entire season. Games played for half our team is horrible.

ImJeeezus | Kings

1 | 3 hours ago

The Kings still had the worst record in the league prior to benching people too lmao. We’re just ass

DrChiz | Kings

1 | an hour ago

I mean Sabonis, Keegan, Hunter and Monk are legitimately hurt/sick lol dating back to preseason. The only one that’s sus is Lavine, but he actually did roll his ankle earlier in the season. Kings been dealing with serious injuries for Keegan & Sabonis since before even preseason

SarcasticlySpeaking | Suns

2 | 3 hours ago

Any chance this travesty can be bumped to national TV?

Willem_Dafuq | 76ers

2 | 3 hours ago

Honestly guys, if anyone is in the area, this might be your chance to get into an NBA game because if there was ever a game in which the teams drive to a nearby YMCA to hand out some 10 day contracts, this is it 😂

big_flipp | Suns

2 | 3 hours ago

Damn. I may take out a loan for tickets.

Playful_Rip_1697 | Jazz

2 | 3 hours ago

Guys, I think there’s multiple NBA teams that require my services

SuckThisRedditAdmins | Kings

2 | 3 hours ago

Trust me, it doesn’t matter who starts and who sits with our roster. We are just that bad

With Lavine and Westbrook out, it is going to very, very difficult to lose to the jazz but we might be able to pull it out

Puzzleheaded-Bill654

2 | 2 hours ago

with the jazz trying their best to lose, id say its about ⁵⁰⁄₅₀. im worried nique might go for 50

FlyorDieJM

2 | 3 hours ago

For the Kings, it’ll give them a better chance to win.

YoureGonnaHearMeRoar | Hawks

2 | 3 hours ago

One of the Kings or Jazz should bring back Jimmer Fredette. Kids are going to want to see the original tank captain

ss_svmy | Raptors

2 | 3 hours ago

Kings are tanking ethically but suck so bad at drafting and development that it’s all for nothing 💔

AleroRatking | Vancouver Grizzlies

2 | 3 hours ago

Basketball genuinely sucks.

Yessir4512 | Pistons

1 | 3 hours ago

They really are committed. I’ll commend them

Rinse-retrieve-123

2 | 3 hours ago

You’d be surprised our vets usually do a better job of tanking. Dylan cardwells hustle usually keeps us in games he has more heart and effort than have our bum vets

turkeyracer_6

1 | 3 hours ago

An idea to stop tanking. Make the lottery the 8 play-in teams. Even odds for those 8. Then it goes by record. The worst record will always pick 9th. The bottom teams will be clawing to get the 10th seed while the top seeds won’t tank a playoff series to get a ¹⁄₈ chance at a top pick. Thoughts?

Adorable-Bike-9689

3 | 3 hours ago

This is the idea I was playing with. Have consequences be possible for shit teams who lose on purpose.

Worst record should never get the #1 pick. They should be busting their asses to end the season with the coach pulling out all the stops to get wins. 2-8 get even odds in the lottery

billygreen23

1 | 3 hours ago

I like the idea but I worry it just moves the goal posts. Then you’ll have middling teams tank to make and win the play-in.

McKnightmare24 | Lakers

1 | 3 hours ago

I just picture both teams intentionally missing so much that each team starts shooting it in their own basket and something crazy happens where the Jazz are playing defense on their own side of the court trying to stop the Kings from shooting the ball into their basket.

MegaChorken | Kings

1 | 3 hours ago

I feel like DeMar might have lost a bet.

Jason_B_Kidding

1 | 3 hours ago

Why is Russ still even on this team?

Seems like it would be easy to figure out a trade or buyout with him being on a minimum deal rn

Whatever801 | Jazz

1 | 3 hours ago

Hold my beer

Sensitive_Worry2499

1 | 3 hours ago

yeah I posted about this too as soon as I saw it, it’s pretty crazy

AL22193 | Hawks

1 | 3 hours ago

Jazz are going to pull fans out of the crowd for the second half

RGS03

1 | 2 hours ago

Crazy to think teams are tanking this early. Even befoe allstar break 😂

webelieve925

1 | 2 hours ago

Jazz tank players just beat the heat. Maybe they actually good?

coldtrashpanda

1 | 2 hours ago

Damn, what happens when a powerless force collides with an object with zero structural integrity?

SAguilar23 | Spurs

1 | 2 hours ago

The Hot Dog water of games!

CaskJeeves | Raptors

1 | an hour ago

Adam Silver fucking fix this

Icy-Tap-164

1 | an hour ago

What is more ethical. Sitting your players like sac. Or sitting your stars and vet in the 4th qtr so thr youngsters get expierience

IntotheBeniverse

1 | 30 minutes ago

Sitting your players like Sac since Keegan, Sabonis, and Hunter have all been injured this season. They def aren’t rushing them back but they are def injured

Brocones | Cavaliers

1 | an hour ago

Really hope Hunter is okay, that video of his injury makes me wince every time I even see a frame of it

y365 | Kings

1 | an hour ago

Sabonis, Hunter, and Murray are legit injured, and benching Lavine actually makes us more likely to win lol

pdpdpdpdpdpdpdpd | Raptors

1 | an hour ago

Nique is about to drop a 50 bomb

BackshotsOnUrDaughtr

0 | 3 hours ago

Westbrook should play if Kings want to tank

In Tomorrow’s masterclass tank off between the Utah Jazz and the Sacramento Kings, the Kings announce they will be sitting out 6 players, including 4 of their 5 starters.