(Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports)
The Sacramento Kings are at home at the Golden 1 Center on Thursday night as they host the Portland Trail Blazers.
Sacramento enters Thursday’s contest amid a rough patch as they have lost four consecutive games and they have also dropped eight of their last 10 matchups.
They will now look to turn things around on Thursday against a Trail Blazers team that is also struggling as they have dropped six of their last 10 games including two straight.
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Unfortunately for the Kings, they may once again be without their starting point guard Malik Monk in Thursday’s contest as he is listed as questionable with an illness.
Monk has missed Sacramento’s last three games due to an illness and if he is out once again against the Trail Blazers, expect Keon Ellis to continue to fill in for him in the starting lineup.
Sacramento has also listed Devin Carter as questionable for Thursday’s game due to an illness. Carter missed the Kings’ loss to the Boston Celtics on Monday and he played just three minutes in Tuesday’s loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder due to the illness.
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With Carter still battling an illness, it is likely that Markelle Fultz will continue to see a larger role off the bench.
The Kings have also listed Jake LaRavia as questionable due to a thumb injury for Thursday’s game.
On the other side, the Trail Blazers will be extremely shorthanded as they have already ruled out four players and have listed an additional two players on their injury report.
Portland has ruled out Deandre Ayton, Robert Williams III, Sidy Cissoko and Bryce McGowens for Thursday’s contest and they have listed Jerami Grant as doubtful with a knee injury.
Toumani Camara has been listed as questionable for Thursday’s game due to left foot soreness.
Fans can catch Thursday’s matchup between the Trail Blazers and Kings at 10:00 p.m. EST.
