Kings‘ Sabonis, LaVine have campaign-ending procedures

The Sacramento Kings’ 2 highest-paid basketballers, Domantas Sabonis and Zach LaVine, both underwent campaign-ending procedures today.

Domantas had a procedure to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. Sabonis sustained the tear in mid-November, missed 27 matches attempting to rehab it, and was relatively productive in his 8 matches back.

But Sacramento’s campaign is going nowhere. The Kings have an NBA-worst 12-44 record and have lost 14 straight matches. They are no contenders for the postseason for quite some time already, and it’s a smart decision from Domantas to have surgery now and be at his best level for the new campaign.

LaVine is in a similar situation. Zach averaged almost 20 points in his 39 matches before the All-Star break, but missed 5 of the previous 10 and is deciding to have a procedure on a tendon injury in his right hand, meaning we will not see him again on the court this campaign.

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Domantas Sabonis and Zach Lavine are out for the remainder of the season, per @ShamsCharania

Sabonis underwent season-ending surgery to repair his torn meniscus, while LaVine is undergoing season-ending surgery to repair a tendon injury in his hand pic.twitter.com/loPRvTFBPx

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 18, 2026