Domantas Sabonis' Status for Kings vs. Warriors TBD After Injury from Draymond Foul

Sacramento Kings All-Star forward Domantas Sabonis' status for Game 3 of their first-round playoff series against the Golden State Warriors on Thursday is in question.

According to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium, the Kings said Sabonis is questionable for Game 3 with a sternum contusion.

Sabonis suffered the injury during the fourth quarter of Sacramento's Game 2 win on Monday. After falling to the court, Sabonis grabbed onto Warriors forward Draymond Green's ankle, and Green subsequently stomped down on Sabonis' chest:

Green was ejected from the game, while Sabonis managed to stay in and play the entire fourth quarter.

After Game 2, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported that X-rays on Sabonis' sternum were negative. He added that the Kings would administer more tests Tuesday as a precaution.

Despite the Kings winning, Sabonis struggled in Game 1 of the series against Golden State, finishing with just 12 points on 5-of-17 shooting, but he bounced back in a big way in Game 2.

Sabonis led the Kings with 24 points and nine rebounds, plus he dished out four assists and made eight of his 12 field-goal attempts.

The Kings, who are in the playoffs for the first time since 2006, have jumped out to a 2-0 series lead against the defending NBA champions despite most prognosticators picking Golden State entering the postseason.

Sacramento will already have its hands full going to San Francisco to take on a Warriors team that went 33-8 at home during the regular season but playing without Sabonis would make it even more of an uphill climb.

The 26-year-old Sabonis is a three-time All-Star who earned his first All-Star appearance as a member of the Kings this season after getting traded from the Indiana Pacers to Sacramento last season.

In 79 regular-season games, Sabonis averaged 19.1 points, a league-leading 12.3 rebounds and 7.3 assists. He also shot a career-best 61.5 percent from the field, and will likely earn some MVP votes at the end of the season.

If Sabonis is healthy enough to play in Game 3, he and De'Aaron Fox will continue to be the players who make the Kings go.

However, if Sabonis is forced to sit, there will be increased pressure on bigs such as Trey Lyles and Alex Len to come in from off the bench and play far bigger roles.