Tonight the Sacramento Kings (8-6) will take on the Atlanta Hawks (6-8), who they have already defeated once this year. Unfortunately, the Kings team that defeated the Hawks 123-115 on Friday, November 1 may not be the team they will have with them in this game.

Who is missing for the Kings? Who will the Hawks miss? In this post we provide the full injury report for tonight’s match.

Three of the Kings’ top five players are listed on the team’s injury report on ESPN. Those players are Domantas Sabonis, DeMar DeRozan and Malik Monk.

It should come as no surprise that Monk will remain absent as he nurses the ankle sprain that is expected to keep him out for the coming weeks.

Coincidentally, Sabonis and DeRozan (both infamous iron men) are dealing with old problems. These issues have cost DeRozan his last two games and Sabonis’ game against the Utah Jazz on Saturday.

DeRozan is listed as out. So he certainly won’t play in tonight’s match. Meanwhile, Sabonis has been labeled with the questionable designation, meaning he has about a 25% chance of playing (which isn’t great).

The good news is that the Kings won the aforementioned Jazz game without this trio. However, it took a huge effort from De’Aaron Fox, who scored 49 points one night after dropping 60 on the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Outside of those three, the Kings will continue to be without their 2024 lottery pick, Devin Carter, who is still rehabbing from the shoulder surgery he underwent this offseason.

The Kings have had some bad luck with injuries lately, but that’s nothing compared to what the Atlanta Hawks have had to deal with. According to Spotrac, the Hawks have missed a total of 70 games due to injuries. The only team with a higher number in that area are the Memphis Grizzlies (74). This has been a big reason for their slow start (and why they may be better than their record suggests).

Tonight will be no different as the Hawks have five players on their injury report – all of whom will be out for this game. That list of players includes Kobe Bufkin (shoulder), De’Andre Hunter (knee), Bogdan Bogdanovic (hamstring), Seth Lundy (right ankle) and Cody Zeller (personal reasons). Still, the Hawks will have their preferred starting lineup of Trae Young, Dyson Daniels, Zaccharie Risacher, Jalen Johnson and Clint Capela.

After this, the Kings will get a three-day break before playing their second NBA Cup game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday, November 22.