Sacramento Kings All-Star center Domantas Sabonis will miss the start of the season with a hamstring injury, the team announced.
The Kings said Sabonis has a grade 1 strain of his hamstring after an MRI and that he will be re-evaluated in a week. Sabonis was injured during a preseason game on Oct. 15 against the Los Angeles Clippers.
Sacramento opens the 2025-2026 season on the road against the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday and returns home for a matchup with the Utah Jazz in their home opener on Friday.
The Kings are ailing as the season gets underway, and they will also be without power forward Keegan Murray for at least a month after he suffered a torn UCL in his left thumb.
The 28-year-old Sabonis, a three-time All-Star, has led the NBA in rebounding in each of the past three seasons. He averaged 19.1 points, 13.9 rebounds, and six assists per game last season for Sacramento, which has missed the playoffs in four of the past five seasons.