Kings stars Domantas Sabonis and Zach LaVine have season-ending surgeries amid disastrous year in Sacramento

The Sacramento Kings will be without their two highest paid players for the remainder of the season after announcing Domantas Sabonis and Zach LaVine each had season-ending surgeries recently. Sabonis had surgery to repair a lingering meniscus injury in his left knee, while LaVine had surgery to repair a tendon tear in his finger. At 12-44, the Kings own the NBA's worst record and the focus for the remainder of the 2025-26 season is on positioning for the future in the midst of a crowded tank race for lottery odds across the league. The typically reliable Sabonis tried rehabbing the injury without surgery and playing through knee trouble, but the decision was made to finally have surgery to...