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The Sacramento Kings took a huge risk at the NBA trade deadline by sending De'Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs and bringing in Zach LaVine from the Chicago Bulls to replace him, but they could have put themselves in an incredible spot.

Here’s the latest on Malik Monk’s injury as the Sacramento Kings prepare to face De’Aaron Fox and the San Antonio Spurs.

LaVine has quickly cemented himself as one of the most talented scorers to ever come through Sacramento, scoring 20+ points in 10 of his 13 games thus far, three 30+ point games,

Zach LaVine led the way with 36 points while DeMar DeRozan followed suit with 22. No bench player for the Kings scored more than 10 points, and it ended up being more than enough to down the Spurs without Victor Wembanyama,

On Friday night, the Sacramento Kings will host the San Antonio Spurs in California. Before the game, the NBA announced that they had fined DeMar DeRozan $25,000. Via David Aldridge of The Athletic: "Per NBA: KINGS’ DEMAR DEROZAN FINED NEW YORK,

De'Aaron Fox probably wasn't expecting that when he returned to Sacramento. In his first game against the Sacramento Kings since they granted his trade request to the San Antonio Spurs, Fox and his new team were blown out 127-109 on Friday.

De'Aaron Fox is set to make his return to Sacramento on Friday when the San Antonio Spurs travel to play at the Sacramento Kings. It will be Fox's first game against the Kings, where he spent the first seven-and-a-half years of his career,

Zach LaVine scored 36 points and the Kings beat the San Antonio Spurs 127-109 in De’Aaron Fox’s first game as a visitor in Sacramento.

Fox, drafted by the Kings in 2017, spent seven and a half seasons in Sacramento, developing into the face of the franchise. He played a key role in their short-lived resurgence, leading the team to the NBA playoffs two seasons ago—their first postseason appearance since 2005-06.