On March 10, 2022, Beijing time, the NBA officially announced a penalty decision, officially announcing that the Kings' interior core Sabonis Jr. was banned for one game. The reason is that in the last game against the Knicks, Sabonis was expelled by the referee for the first time in his career, and then he was very dissatisfied, extremely aggressive against the referee, and had physical contact!
After the official release of the decision to ban Sabonis, the Kings also officially expressed dissatisfaction with the NBA, saying: "We do not approve of the NBA's decision to ban Sabonis Jr. He is a perfect professional player and the ultimate contender. We support Sabonis Jr. and we will fully support him. ”
In the last game against the Knicks, the Kings lost to their opponents 115:131, and it was a collapse in the fourth quarter, and Sabonis Jr. appeared in 36 minutes and 43 seconds, shooting 6-of-13 from the field, and got 19 points, 13 rebounds and 5 assists!
In the game, the Kings were originally in the lead, but they were slowly caught up by the opponent and completed the counterattack, and Sabonis also had a problem with his mentality in this situation. After being expelled, Sabonis also said that he was very frustrated with being expelled, especially when he wanted to win the game!
For the Kings, they have a record of 24 wins and 43 losses this season, ranking thirteenth in the West, and four wins away from the pelicans in tenth place, and it is very difficult to enter the playoffs. With the last 15 games left in the season, trying to catch up with 4 wins is basically an unlikely task. Coupled with the fact that the core Sabonis Jr. has to miss another game, the team will be even more difficult!