{"id":682748,"date":"2026-03-27T19:55:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T19:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/682748\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T19:55:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T19:55:30","slug":"kings-vs-magic-injury-updates-ahead-of-game-at-kia-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/682748\/","title":{"rendered":"Kings vs. Magic injury updates ahead of game at Kia Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Sacramento Kings provided medical updates on two key players as they prepared to play the Orlando Magic on Thursday at Kia Center in the second game of a five-game road trip.<\/p>\n<p>Keegan Murray could be nearing a return after missing the past 12 games with a left ankle sprain. The Kings said Murray continues to make \u201cgood progress\u201d in the \u201creturn to play process\u201d and has been approved to begin contact basketball activities.<\/p>\n<p>Russell Westbrook underwent an MRI after missing the past two games due to right foot soreness. The team said imaging was consistent with irritation in the joint of the first toe on his right foot, adding that further updates will be provided as appropriate without providing a timeline for Westbrook\u2019s return.<\/p>\n<p>The Kings (19-54) opened their road trip with a 134-90 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday. They have the worst record in the Western Conference and the fourth-worst record in the NBA, 1 \u00bd games better than the Washington Wizards, two games better than the Brooklyn Nets and three games better than the Indiana Pacers.<\/p>\n<p>The Magic (38-34) has lost six in a row. Orlando is tied for ninth in the Eastern Conference, two games behind the Toronto Raptors for the sixth and final automatic playoff berth with an almost-insurmountable nine-game lead over the Milwaukee Bucks and Chicago Bulls for the final play-in spot.<\/p>\n<p>The Kings are listing Precious Achiuwa (back) and Killian Hayes (toe) as questionable for Thursday\u2019s game against Orlando. Nique Clifford (foot), Drew Eubanks (thumb), De\u2019Andre Hunter (eye), Zach LaVine (finger) and Domantas Sabonis (knee) have been ruled out along with Murray and Westbrook.<\/p>\n<p>Jalen Suggs (illness) is questionable for the Magic. Anthony Black (abdominal), Jonathan Isaac (knee) and Franz Wagner (ankle) have been ruled out.<\/p>\n<p>Kings at Magic<\/p>\n<p>When: 4 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>Where: Kia Center<\/p>\n<p>TV: NBC Sports California<\/p>\n<p>Radio: Sactown Sports 1140<\/p>\n<p>Odds: Magic -15.5<\/p>\n<p>Over\/under: 230.5<\/p>\n<p>Injury report<\/p>\n<p>Kings: QUESTIONABLE \u2014 Precious Achiuwa (back); Killian Hayes (toe). OUT \u2014 Nique Clifford (foot); Drew Eubanks (thumb); De\u2019Andre Hunter (eye); Zach LaVine (finger); Keegan Murray (ankle); Domantas Sabonis (knee); Russell Westbrook (toe).<\/p>\n<p>Magic: QUESTIONABLE \u2014 Jalen Suggs (illness). OUT \u2013 Anthony Black (abdominal); Jonathan Isaac (knee); Franz Wagner (ankle).<\/p>\n<p>        Related Stories from  Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/profile\/221350135\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/SAC_Jason_Anderson_Author_Mug.JPG\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" alt=\"Profile Image of Jason Anderson\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n                    <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                <a class=\"author-name\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/profile\/221350135\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jason Anderson<\/a><\/p>\n<p>                    The Sacramento Bee<\/p>\n<p>            Jason Anderson is The Sacramento Bee\u2019s Kings beat writer. He is a Sacramento native and a graduate of Fresno State, where he studied journalism and college basketball under the late Jerry Tarkanian.\n            <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Sacramento Kings provided medical updates on two key players as they prepared to play the Orlando Magic&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":682749,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3792],"tags":[7,84776,79136,4056,86648,73936,6,86647,986,477,4055],"class_list":{"0":"post-682748","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sacramento-kings","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-keegan-murray-ankle","10":"tag-kia-center-orlando","11":"tag-kings","12":"tag-kings-at-magic","13":"tag-kings-injury-report","14":"tag-nba","15":"tag-russell-westbrook-foot","16":"tag-sacramento","17":"tag-sacramento-kings","18":"tag-sacramentokings"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116302901432978926","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/682748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=682748"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/682748\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/682749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=682748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=682748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=682748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}