It was Westbrook’s 10th game against the Lakers since being traded by the franchise in 2023 after one-and-a-half rollercoaster seasons. While the Kings ultimately fell short against the Lakers, the 36-year-old guard reminded fans of his trademark energy and confidence with a standout performance.

DeMar DeRozan, suffice to say, is not too pleased with the Lakers' free-throw advantage over the Kings on Sunday night.

Ellis left the game again after getting whistled for his fourth foul with 10:06 to go in the third period. Undrafted rookie Dylan Cardwell came on to replace Sabonis when Sabonis was called for his fourth foul with 6:11 to play in the third.

Ziller’s Substack, Good Morning It’s Basketball, is always a great read, and he covered his 13 Fearless Predictions for the 2025-26 NBA season on Tuesday. To clarify, Ziller definitely doesn’t mean that the Kings have won 40 straight games, and is pointing to the three 40+ win seasons the team has had over the last three seasons.

The Kings' affiliate, the Stockton Kings, used the No. 29 overall pick on Jabri Abdur-Rahim. He's the son of former NBA All Star Shareef Abdur-Rahim. Shareef ended his career with the Kings after also playing for the Vancouver Grizzlies, Atlanta Hawks and Portland Trail Blazers. Shareef averaged 18.1 points per game in his career with 7.5 rebounds.

Lauri Markkanen and the Utah Jazz will face DeMar DeRozan and the Sacramento Kings in this NBA matchup on Friday night at the Golden 1 Center.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/lakers as Lakers Could Face Kings Team Missing Multiple Injured Sacramento Starters. The Los Angeles Lakers may be without up to five players for Sunday's road matchup against Pacific Division rivals the Sacramento Kings.

Six months ago, the Stockton Kings were the last team standing. They won the NBA G League championship for their first title in franchise history. They are ready to, as they say, ‘run it back.’ On Saturday,