Sports · Kings injury updateSabonis knee questionable Kings update: Ruled out, Miami wins 114–108Written November 9, 2026 at 11:45 PM UTCWatchTranscript0:07Left knee soreness sidelined DeMontas Sabonis against Miami.0:10Sacramento turned to Dylan Cardwell for his first start of the season, and Miami won0:14one hundred and fourteen to one hundred and eight.0:16The Kings now face a longer-term question about how soon their depleted center0:20rotation can recover.0:21Sabonis missed Sacramento's home game on Sunday, November eight, with left knee0:25soreness.0:26He reportedly missed his first game of the season through the Kings' opening ten0:29games.0:30His status changed before the game.0:32Sacramento added him late to the injury report as questionable, then ruled him out.0:36By tip-off, the Kings had selected Cardwell to take the starting assignment.0:40Sabonis's out-designation settled his availability against Miami.0:44The earlier questionable label had been superseded.0:46Cardwell's selection followed before the scheduled tip-off, giving Sacramento a0:50replacement starter after its center was ruled out.0:53Sacramento faced Miami at home with another center already unavailable.0:56Maxi Reynau was also out with a knee injury, leaving the Kings to adjust a front1:00court missing both him and Sabonis.1:02Cardwell and Precious Atua had initially been candidates for more playing time if1:06both centers sat out.1:07Sacramento ultimately named both players in its starting five.1:10That settled their starting roles, while their minutes would depend on how the game1:13unfolded.1:14Cardwell, twenty-four, entered the assignment with just one previous career start.1:18Achua joined him in the announced lineup, giving Sacramento two starting front court1:23players while Sabonis and Reynaud were unavailable.1:25Cardwell's earlier start came against Milwaukee a little more than a year before.1:29He finished with two points and one rebound in Sacramento's one hundred and thirty1:33five to one hundred thirty three win.1:34The Miami assignment was his first start of the two thousand and twenty-six-271:38season.1:38An opportunity for a player with limited starting experience.1:41Miami beat Sacramento one hundred and fourteen to one hundred and eight.1:45The Heat built a nine point half-time lead, sixy eight to fifty, nine, and1:49Sacramento's stronger fourth quarter couldn't erase the difference by the final1:53buzzer.1:53Miami took the first quarter thirty, four to thirty, then the second thirty four to1:57twenty-nine.1:57Its third quarter edge was twenty-three to twenty-two.1:59Sacramento won the fourth twenty-seven to twenty-three, but finished six points2:03short.2:03Sabonis's absence against Miami is settled.2:06How long he'll be sidelined is still unclear.2:08The stated problem is left knee soreness, and Sacramento hasn't announced a return2:12date.2:13Reynaud's injury listing was updated October twenty-six and estimated he'd remain2:17out until at least November10.2:18He still needs clearance to return.2:20That estimate applies to Reynaud.2:22Sabonis's return timetable remains unknown.Read the articleStory timelineHeyDex
