Domantas Sabonis of the Sacramento Kings made NBA history after picking up his 54th consecutive double-double in a win against the Philadelphia 76ers. He became the first player since the 1976-77 NBA season to have that many consecutive double-doubles in a season.
Sacramento Kings big man Domantas Sabonis has written his name in the NBA history books. The Lithuanian center scored 11 points, grabbed 13 rebounds, and dished out 10 assists for his 54th consecutive double-double, setting a new NBA record after surpassing Kevin Love, who previously held the record with 53.
Domantas Sabonis, who is arguably the most important player for the Sacramento Kings, has been having a season to remember, breaking double-double and triple-double records with his team, which is also enjoying a good season.
After Golden State won a crucial game that reduced their first-round NBA playoff series deficit to 2-1, Warriors forward Draymond Green discussed his recent one-game suspension on "The Draymond Green Show" podcast. Green was suspended for stomping on the chest of Sacramento Kings All-Star center Domantas Sabonis during the fourth quarter of Game 2 on Monday.
In an episode of ESPN's First Take on Wednesday, former NBA player JJ Redick claimed that the referees seemed to be favoring Sacramento Kings over Golden State Warriors in the first-round series with their whistles. The Warriors find themselves down 0-2 in the best-of-seven series against the Kings, marking the first time Stephen Curry has been in such a position.
The Sacramento Kings All-Star forward Domantas Sabonis is questionable for Game 3 against the Golden State Warriors, the team announced. According to the announcement, Sabonis suffered a sternum contusion.
Draymond Green has been suspended one game without pay for stepping on the chest of Domantas Sabonis, the NBA announced. Golden State Warriors star will miss Game 3 of the Western Conference first-round matchup against the Sacramento Kings. Defending champions are down 0-2 after two games in Sacramento.
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green presented his version of events after stomping on the Sacramento Kings All-Star forward Domantas Sabonis. "My leg got grabbed," Green said. "Second time in two nights. Referees just watching. I got to land my foot somewhere, and I'm not a flexible person, I'm not stretching so far. I can only step so far and pull my leg away."
Sacramento Kings All-Star forward Domantas Sabonis was being evaluated after being stepped on by Draymond Green, Adrian Wojnarowski from ESPN reports. According to Wojnarowski, Sabonis underwent X-rays on his ribs and lungs, and they returned negative.
Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis reacted to the altercations with the Golden State Warriors duo Stephen Curry and Draymond Green. During the first half, Sabonis took a shot on his jaw from Stephen Curry. Meanwhile, in the fourth quarter, Green stomped on Sabons and, after an official review, was ejected.
Sacramento Kings All-Star center Domantas Sabonis is in the process of converting to Judaism, according to his Jewish wife, Shashana Sabonis. "We really haven't talked about it [publicly]," she told jweekly. "He loves [Judaism] and really wants to be a part of it." Sabonis regularly studies on Zoom with Rabbi Erez Sherman of Sinai Temple in Los Angeles.
If you do not remember the last time the Sacramento Kings played a playoff game, know you are not the only one. The world is definitely a different place since the last time the California franchise played in the NBA playoffs. May 5, 2006, is the last game played by the Kings in the NBA playoffs, a loss to the San Antonio Spurs.
The Sacramento Kings don't seem willing to miss a beat in what Sasha Vezenkov is doing in Europe with Olympiacos Piraeus. The NBA franchise has sent their assistant coach Jay Triano to Crete to watch the Greek Cup Final 8 and keep an eye on the player, whose NBA rights are owned by the California-based club.
Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo should register (uncertainty follows wrist injury) his seventh All-Star appearance on Feb. 19 after getting an opportunity to captain his team and select Team Giannis according to his preferences.
The 72nd All-Star Weekend will have a lot of international accents. A record 25 international players from a record 17 countries will participate in NBA All-Star 2023 in Salt Lake City, including a record six international All-Star Game starters and a record-tying nine international All-Stars overall. In comparison, 15 international players from 12 countries highlighted the NBA All-Star 2022.
Sacramento Kings All-star center Domantas Sabonis was named the best Lithuanian basketball player of the year, Lithuanian Basketball Federation (LKF) announced. More than 15,000 fans gave their votes, with Sabonis collecting 2,840 of them. New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas came in second (2,206 votes).
Kings big man Domantas Sabonis has changed Sacramento fans' mindset from doubters to believers this season, leading the team on a solid pace to end the longest playoff drought in the history of the NBA. Similarly, Lithuanian supporters expect that Sabonis and Jonas Valanciunas' duo will help interrupt an 8-year period without any medal on the international basketball stage.
LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo lead their respective conferences in the third fan returns of NBA All-Star Voting. It's the final fan voting update for the All-Star Game. Voting will conclude on Saturday, Jan. 21, at 11:59 p.m. ET. TNT will reveal the starters, including the two team captains, on the evening of Thursday, Jan. 26.
Sacramento Kings forward-center Domantas Sabonis and New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson have been named the NBA Western and Eastern Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for Week 13 of the 2022-23 season (Jan. 9-15). Sabonis averaged a triple-double of 18.5 points, 14.3 rebounds, and 10.3 assists over four games, with the team going 4-0.
Famous rapper 50 Cent, who is also a fan of the Sacramento Kings, has no doubts that Domantas Sabonis and De'Aaron Fox should be voted for the 2023 NBA All-Star Game. "What you say Sabonis, 50 said they bugging we going to the Allstar fuck the bullshit! FOX im a light their ass up!" the American rapper wrote on his Instagram.
Domantas Sabonis posted his fourth triple-double of the season to push the Sacramento Kings past the visiting Houston Rockets 139-114 on Friday night. Sabonis put up a career-best 16 assists to complement 19 points and a game-high 15 rebounds in Sacramento's third-straight win. He is just the 12th player in NBA history to record this statline or better, via StatMuse.
Sacramento Kings star Domantas Sabonis suffered an avulsion fracture of the ulnar collateral ligament of the right thumb, the team announced on Monday. Despite the suffered injury, the Kings listed Sabonis as questionable for the upcoming game against the Denver Nuggets, which implies that the Lithuanian center might try to play through injury.