De'Aaron Fox's return to Sacramento took a dramatic turn as his wife and Malik Monk clashed courtside, fueling speculation on tensions.
Malik Monk scores 21 points in the Sacramento Kings’ 133-104 loss to the New York Knicks on Monday night at Golden 1 Center.Malik Monk highlights: Watch Kings' star score 21 points vs. Knicks original
There was good news and bad news for the Sacramento Kings on Saturday as two of their best players continued to recover from injuries. Malik Monk and Domantas Sabonis have both been cleared for on-court activity, but neither will be available when the Kings visit the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday at Intuit Dome in Inglewood.
A tense war of words between Recee Fox – the wife of De’Aaron Fox – and Malik Monk was all caught on video following Friday’s Kings-Spurs game. De’Aaron made his return to Sacramento for the first time since he was traded to the Spurs in February,
The Sacramento Kings may once again be without one of their key players on Monday night against the New York Knicks.
Monk (undisclosed) exited to the locker room during the third quarter of Monday's game against the Knicks, Jason Anderson of The Sacramento Bee reports.
“Sacramento Kings guard Malik Monk has been diagnosed with a right toe sprain after exiting the game in the second quarter versus the Dallas Mavericks on Monday, March 3. MRI imaging confirmed the diagnosis. Monk will be out versus the San Antonio Spurs and will be listed as day-to-day going forward," the Kings announced.
The Sacramento Kings are climbing the ranks in the Western Conference thanks to a four-game streak of double-digit victories. Currently sitting in 8th place in the West, the Kings' next challenge will come against the Denver Nuggets.
Karl-Anthony Towns had 26 points and nine rebounds, and the New York Knicks beat the Sacramento Kings 133-104 on Monday night.