MARCH 17: The MRI on Huerter’s hamstring injury came back clean, confirming the team’s belief that the injury isn’t significant, reports Wojnarowski (Twitter link). Agent Mark Bartelstein tells Woj that Huerter will be considered day-to-day going forward.
MARCH 16: Kings shooting guard Kevin Huerter sustained a right hamstring injury during Sacramento’s bout against the Nets on Thursday night, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (Twitter link). He has been ruled out for the rest of the game, James Ham of ESPN 1320 Sacramento reports (via Twitter).
The Kings will conduct further imaging on the hamstring on Friday to determine the exact nature and severity of the ailment, Woj adds.
Sean Cunningham of Fox 40 KTXL tweets that Sacramento believes Huerter may have suffered a mild hamstring strain. A source informs Cunningham that Huerter is feeling hopeful about the injury and there’s a sense of optimism within the organization that it’s not a serious issue.
During his first season with the Kings, Huerter has emerged as a crucial role player for the 41-27 club, currently the West’s No. 2 seed. Across 65 starts for Sacramento, the 6’7″ swingman is averaging a career-high 15.2 PPG on .489/.410/.712 shooting splits. He’s also contributing 3.2 RPG, 3.0 APG and 1.1 SPG.
Huerter was initially drafted by the Hawks in 2018 with the No. 19 pick out of Maryland, and proved to be a key part of the team’s run to the 2021 Eastern Conference Finals. After Atlanta brought in Dejounte Murray this summer, Huerter was moved for a future first-round pick in a cost-cutting move. He has thrived with his new club thus far.
Could be a huge blow if it’s bad
Noooooooooooooooooooooo
Hopefully he won’t miss extended time
I hope he comes back soon and healthy. I was surpised to read he’s shooting 71% from FT line
Thats a tough hit. kings playing really good right now.
Huerter was a great pickup. His FG %s are very good. Although his FT shooting has to improve. He hits well on this team. I’m still not convinced about Kings. But they are all in now. Let’s see how the playoffs go.
Typical beamaphobe
Imagine a Knicks fan not being “convinced” about another team. Cringe
Kings have sucked for so long. There’s no more sucking left ……
Since 1985-86 the year they started in Sacrapmento Kings
They have been over .500 … SEVEN times .
That’s seven times over .500. In 37 yrs.
Explains why their fans don’t know how to act.