Domantas Sabonis had 21 points, 22 rebounds and 10 assists in his seventh triple-double of the season, De’Aaron Fox scored 30 points and the Sacramento Kings beat the Brooklyn Nets 110-93 on Monday night.
Brooklyn Nets forward Noah Clowney sprained his left ankle in Monday's 110-96 loss to the Sacramento Kings, Brooklyn announced during the game.
De'Aaron Fox scored 16 of his 30 points in the third quarter Monday night as the Sacramento Kings erased a nine-point deficit and pulled away down the stretch for a 110-96 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in New York.
The Sacramento Kings got back on the winning track Monday in Brooklyn, avoiding their third straight loss against the lowly Nets and getting De’Aaron Fox to snap out of his recent slump.
Domantas Sabonis and De'Aaron Fox explode for massive games to lead the Sacramento Kings to a 110-96 win over the Brooklyn Nets
After winning eight of their previous nine games, the Kings have lost two in a row. Most recently they were smacked Saturday by the Knicks, 143-120. Sacramento has allowed 275 points in the two losses. The Nets have lost six straight and have dropped to 12 th in the Eastern Conference. They own the sixth-worst record in the NBA.
Fox immediately supplants Jimmy Butler atop the list of available game-changers, and Brooklyn sees the Kings guard as a trade target — though sources tell The Post that Giannis Antetokounmpo is still the ultimate prize.
The Brooklyn Nets have been looking for a trade suitor for forward Cameron Johnson for what seems like forever. Since the summer, Johnson has been expected to be moved, yet the Nets still find him on the roster a week before the NBA trade deadline.
Among the reasons why the Lakers are not Fox’s preferred destination: Klutch has direct knowledge of many Lakers dealings thanks to its representation of LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
De’Aaron Fox has supplanted Jimmy Butler as the top available trade target on the market a week before the NBA trade deadline, which could lead to a domino effect across the league. Amid Fox’s newfound availability on the trade market,
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Kings standout Sabonis snubbed from 2025 NBA All-Star Game
Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis and point guard De'Aaron Fox were snubbed from being named a Western Conference reserve for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game next month in San Francisco.