The Sacramento Kings will try to snap their losing streak against the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday after a terrible run of play. Sacramento is on a four-game losing streak going into Monday’s game, and they will now face Memphis, who are currently ranked fourth in the Western Conference standings. In spite of this, the Grizzlies have performed poorly lately, winning just five of their last ten games. On Monday, they will also be without one of their best players. Due to a shoulder and hamstring injury, Memphis’ star guard Ja Morant will not play against Sacramento on Monday.
Morant missed Saturday’s game due to a should injury and he recently suffered a hamstring injury that will keep him out Monday.
The Grizzlies have also ruled out Zyon Pullin due to a knee injury and Santi Aldama is listed as doubtful due to a calf injury. Memphis has also listed Scotty Pippen Jr. as questionable with a wrist injury and if he is unable to play, the Grizzlies’ backcourt will be extremely shorthanded. On the other side, the Kings enter Monday’s game almost fully healthy as they look to end their losing skid against a shorthanded Grizzlies squad.
Trey Lyles is the only player listed on Sacramento’s injury report as he has been listed as questionable due to a back injury. Of course, it is a great sign for the Kings that Domantas Sabonis is officially off the injury report after returning from a hamstring injury on Friday against the Phoenix Suns.
Sabonis did leave Friday’s game with a little less than seven minutes left in the fourth quarter after appearing to aggravate a left hamstring strain, but he is off the injury report completely for Monday’s matchup. With the Kings entering as the much healthier team, they will look to get back into the win column against the shorthanded Grizzlies. Fans can catch Monday’s matchup between the Grizzlies and Kings at 10:00 p.m. EST.
