Kings' long injury list
The Kings entered Sunday with eight players on the injury report for the finale in Portland, and that group explicitly included DeMar DeRozan. (ripcityradio.iheart.com) (apnews.com)
Sacramento went into its regular-season finale in Portland with eight players on the injury report, a list that included DeMar DeRozan. (sports.iheart.com) The game was set for Sunday, April 12, at Moda Center in Portland, with the Kings at 22-59 and the Trail Blazers at 41-40. Portland entered the night chasing Western Conference play-in position, while Sacramento was finishing out a 14th-place season in the West. (sports.iheart.com) (nba.com) By Sunday, DeRozan had been ruled out with a right hamstring injury, according to ESPN. ESPN said he would miss a third straight game and finish the season averaging 18.4 points, 4.1 assists and 2.9 rebounds in 77 appearances. (espn.com) Other Sacramento players listed as unavailable or sidelined around the finale included Zach LaVine, Domantas Sabonis, Russell Westbrook, Keegan Murray, De'Andre Hunter and Drew Eubanks. USA Today’s game page listed injuries for each of those players ahead of Sunday’s matchup. (sportsdata.usatoday.com) The size of the injury list landed at the end of a season that had already unraveled in the standings. Sacramento entered Sunday 22-59, one year after finishing 40-42 in 2024-25. (cbssports.com) (basketball-reference.com) Portland’s circumstances were the opposite. NBA.com’s playoff tracker said the Trail Blazers were still in the race for the No. 8 seed on April 12, and preview coverage framed the Kings game as a postseason-positioning night for Portland. (nba.com) (si.com) The injury report itself reflects how the league handles availability late in the season. The National Basketball Association requires teams to identify a participation status and a specific injury or other reason for any player whose availability could be affected. (official.nba.com) For Sacramento, that meant the final day of the regular season was less about one last push and more about who was healthy enough to dress. For Portland, the same game carried playoff stakes; for the Kings, it closed a season with DeRozan and seven teammates on the report. (sports.iheart.com) (nba.com)
