Kings' Domantas Sabonis Out Indefinitely with Injury; Skal Labissiere Lands Contract

The Sacramento Kings announced Sunday that star center Domantas Sabonis has been ruled out indefinitely due to a left hamstring strain, per NBA.com.

An update on Sabonis will be provided in a week, according to the team.

The three-time All-Star suffered the injury while running down the court in the first quarter of the Kings' 113-103 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday. He left after one minute of action and didn't return.

Sacramento signed center Skal Labissiere to a 10-day contract following Sabonis' injury, per ESPN's Shams Charania. Labissiere averaged 15.8 points and 7.5 rebounds per game for the team's G League affiliate, the Stockton Kings.

Labissiere hasn't suited up in an NBA game since the 2019-20 season. The former first-round pick has recorded 7.2 points and 4.5 rebounds per game on 49.2/35.3/74.8 shooting splits in 148 contests throughout his career.

Until Sabonis is able to return, Jonas Valančiūnas will likely replace him in Sacramento's starting lineup.

In 56 starts prior to the injury, Sabonis averaged 19.5 points to go along with a league-leading 14.1 rebounds per game. He was shooting 59.6 percent from the field and connecting on a career-high 43.2 percent of his attempts from three-point territory.

The Kings had a busy trade deadline, moving De’Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs and acquiring shooting guard Zach LaVine as part of a three-team swap that included that Chicago Bulls.

Sacramento will look to stay competitive in the Western Conference playoff picture without Sabonis, currently sitting at No. 9 in the West standings with a 31-28 record.

The Kings are only 0.5 games behind the Los Angeles Clippers for the No. 6 seed, though.

Sacramento is set to begin its upcoming stretch without Sabonis on Monday night against the Dallas Mavericks. Tip-off is at 8:30 p.m. ET.