{"id":607280,"date":"2026-02-17T01:22:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T01:22:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/607280\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T01:22:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T01:22:42","slug":"kings-star-zach-lavine-reportedly-will-undergo-season-ending-surgery-on-hand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/607280\/","title":{"rendered":"Kings star Zach LaVine reportedly will undergo season-ending surgery on hand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsbayarea.com\/nba\/sacramento-kings\/zach-lavine-season-ending-surgery\/1916600\/?partner=yahoo&amp;cid=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kings star Zach LaVine reportedly will undergo season-ending surgery on hand;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kings star Zach LaVine reportedly will undergo season-ending surgery on hand<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsportsbayarea.com?cid=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NBC Sports Bay Area;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NBC Sports Bay Area<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Kings were dealt another tough blow in the midst of an already difficult season.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/l\/lavinza01.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sacramento\u2019s top scorer Zach LaVine;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Sacramento\u2019s top scorer Zach LaVine<\/a> will miss the remainder of the 2025-26 NBA season after undergoing surgery on his right hand following the All-Star break, NBA on Prime\u2019s Chris Haynes reported Friday, citing sources.<\/p>\n<p>LaVine was averaging a team-high 19.2 points per game this season in 39 games while averaging just under 40-percent shooting from beyond the arc.<\/p>\n<p>LaVine is in the fourth season of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotrac.com\/nba\/player\/_\/id\/15365\/zach-lavine#:~:text=2022-2026%20maximum,average%20annual%20salary%20of%20%2443%2C031%2C940.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:five-year, $215 million contract;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">five-year, $215 million contract<\/a>, with the veteran guard holding a player option this offseason where he can opt in at $48.9 million and remain in Sacramento or decline and enter free agency.<\/p>\n<p>At 12-44, the Kings hold the NBA\u2019s worst record at the All-Star break, and Sacramento\u2019s path to any late-season resurgence took a massive hit with LaVine\u2019s reported absence.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/deuce-mo-a-sacramento-kings-nba-podcast\/id1105665515\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Download and follow The Deuce &amp; 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