Sacramento Kings star center Domantas Sabonis will miss the season-opener on Wednesday against the Phoenix Suns after suffering a Grade 1 hamstring strain in a preseason game against the Los Angeles Clippers , the team announced on Saturday. Sabonis will be re-evaluated in one week. That timeline would sideline him for games against the Suns and the Utah Jazz .

The earliest Sabonis will be available to return is for a game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Oct. 26.

Sabonis won't be the only starter not available for Sacramento's first game of the 2025-26 season. Kings forward Keegan Murray underwent surgery after an MRI revealed a torn ulnar collateral ligament of the left thumb, which will sideline him for four-to-six weeks.

With Sabonis and Murray out, Sacramento will h

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