Kings' Domantas Sabonis Misses $1.3M Contract Bonus After 2024 NBA All-Star Game Snub

Sacramento Kings power forward Domantas Sabonis' All-Star snub cost him a hefty bonus.

According to ESPN's Bobby Marks, Sabonis missed out on a $1.3 million bonus because he was not selected to the Western Conference All-Star team.

Sabonis' absence on the Western Conference All-Star team was certainly one of the notable snubs. He's nearly averaging a triple-double with 19.9 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists per game. Sabonis' 13 rebounds lead the league with the closest number to him being Rudy Gobert's 12.4 rebounds per game.

Sabonis has been named to an All-Star team three times in the last four seasons, making the 2020, 2021 and 2023 teams. His numbers this season are slightly better than the 2023 season when he did make the All-Star team.

Sabonis and his teammate De'Aaron Fox, who was also left off of the All-Star team, will be looking to put their snubs aside and focus on the second half of the season. The Kings currently sit in fifth place in the Western Conference at 27-19, and they'll be looking to hold that position and reach the playoffs for a second straight season.

Before last year, Sacramento had not made the playoffs since the 2005-06 season, which was the longest playoff drought in NBA history. Now, the Kings look poised for another playoff run with Sabonis and Fox leading the way.