{"id":602933,"date":"2026-02-14T15:33:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-14T15:33:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/602933\/"},"modified":"2026-02-14T15:33:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T15:33:32","slug":"zach-lavine-to-undergo-season-ending-hand-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/602933\/","title":{"rendered":"Zach LaVine to undergo season ending hand surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/sacramento-kings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sacramento Kings<\/a> veteran guard <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/players\/aa5f0914\/zach-lavine\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zach LaVine<\/a> will undergo season-ending hand surgery. <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/sacramento-kings\/kings-news-zach-lavine-out-thumb-injury-sacramento-upset-nuggets\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">LaVine has been on the Kings\u2019 injury report<\/a> throughout the 2025-26 season. He was also the subject of trade rumors ahead of last week\u2019s NBA trade deadline.<\/p>\n<p>LaVine <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ClutchPoints\/status\/2022471520594071752\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">will go under the knife<\/a> after All-Star weekend, according to NBA insider Chris Haynes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKings guard Zach LaVine is set for a season-ending hand surgery that will take place after the All-Star break,\u201d Haynes said. \u201cLaVine\u2019s\u00a02025-26 season is over.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Kings, who are entering the All-Star break with a 12-44 record, are last in the Western Conference standings and have the fewest wins in the NBA. The final season of LaVine&#8217;s five-year, $215.1 million deal for next is a player option, worth $48.9 million.<\/p>\n<p>Zach LaVine&#8217;s defiant mic drop after Kings win<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3616605\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Lavine.jpg\" alt=\"Sacramento Kings guard Zach LaVine (8) reacts after a play against the Memphis Grizzlies during the second quarter at Golden 1 Center.\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\"  \/>Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Kings veteran <a href=\"https:\/\/clutchpoints.com\/nba\/sacramento-kings\/kings-news-zach-lavines-defiant-mic-drop-to-sacramento-dropping-42-vs-heat\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Zach LaVine made headlines for a 42-point performance<\/a> in a 127-111 win against the Heat. However, the attention on the veteran guard was for what he did on the floor, and for what he said after the game. LaVine put the Kings on blast for not getting enough touches.<\/p>\n<p>LaVine, who finished with a season high 42 points on 12-of-24 shooting, including eight threes, one assist, and one steal, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CyroAsseo\/status\/1997521551789285539\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">revealed why<\/a> it was the first (and only) time he scored 40+ points, per HoopsHype&#8217;s Cyro Asseo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI can do that any night if they give me the damn ball enough,\u201d LaVine said, which for many fans, could have did the veteran a public disservice for team potentially interested in trading for the guard ahead of last week&#8217;s trade deadline.<\/p>\n<p>Coupled with an injury-riddled season, LaVine was most likely not an easy guard to sell to potential suitors at the negotiating table, where the Kings were very active amidst trade talks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sacramento Kings veteran guard Zach LaVine will undergo season-ending hand surgery. 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