Domantas Sabonis is questionable for Sunday’s game against the Miami Heat, adding uncertainty to Sacramento’s frontcourt shortly before tipoff.
The NBA’s 6:15 p.m. ET injury report lists Sabonis with left knee soreness and clears Keegan Murray to play. Miami’s only listed absences are Tre Donaldson and Vladislav Goldin, both on G League two-way assignments.
The Heat visit the Kings at 9 p.m. EST Sunday at Golden 1 Center.
Heat vs. Kings injury report
| Team | Player | Status | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | Tre Donaldson | Out | G League — two-way |
| Heat | Vladislav Goldin | Out | G League — two-way |
| Kings | Domantas Sabonis | Questionable | Left knee soreness |
| Kings | Keegan Murray | Available | No reason listed in latest report |
| Kings | Maxime Raynaud | Out | Right patella subluxation |
| Kings | Ben Simmons | Out | Right Achilles tendon repair/surgery |
| Kings | Jonathan Mogbo | Out | G League — two-way |
| Kings | Sean Pedulla | Out | G League — two-way |
Source: NBA injury report issued Nov. 8 at 6:15 p.m. ET. Statuses can change before tipoff.
Sabonis joins report as Murray is cleared
Sacramento’s situation has changed since the league’s 9:30 a.m. ET report, which listed Murray as questionable with left ankle capsulitis and did not include Sabonis.
The later report gives Sacramento one player back while leaving another player’s participation unresolved. Sabonis has not been ruled out, and Murray’s available designation does not specify a starting assignment or minutes limit.
With Raynaud already sidelined, a Sabonis absence would create another opening in Sacramento’s center rotation. Dylan Cardwell and Precious Achiuwa are candidates for additional minutes if Sabonis cannot play.
That remains a conditional outlook rather than an announced lineup change. For Miami, the final decision on Sabonis will help determine which frontcourt personnel Bam Adebayo and Giannis Antetokounmpo face.
Giannis and Bam are not on Miami’s report
Neither Antetokounmpo nor Adebayo appears on Miami’s injury list for the matchup. Donaldson and Goldin are unavailable because of their assignments, rather than listed injuries.
Antetokounmpo’s absence from the report follows a week in which his wrist was a concern. He was listed as available with a right wrist sprain before Thursday’s Warriors game.
Sunday’s report gives Miami no listed medical absence to account for. It does not, by itself, establish that a previous injury has fully healed or confirm which five players Erik Spoelstra will start.
Heat continue Western trip in Sacramento
Miami enters at 3-6, while Sacramento is 1-8.
Sacramento is the fourth stop on Miami’s five-game trip. The Heat opened against the Lakers, stayed in Los Angeles to face the Clippers and then visited Golden State before getting two days without a game.
The Heat’s schedule has the trip concluding Tuesday against Utah. Miami then returns home to face Cleveland on Friday and Detroit on Saturday.
For Sunday, the most immediate unresolved availability question belongs to Sacramento: whether Sabonis will join the cleared Murray on the court.
