Kings forward Keegan Murray out for start of NBA season with thumb injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

It appears the Kings will be without one of their star players to begin the 2025-26 NBA season.

Sacramento forward Keegan Murray suffered a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb in Friday’s preseason loss to the Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center, the team announced on Saturday.

The Kings also announced the 25-year-old will undergo surgery and will be evaluated in approximately 4-6 weeks.

Murray, entering his fourth season, is an integral player in coach Doug Christie’s system, averaging 12.4 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game on 44.4-percent shooting from the field and 34.3 percent from 3-point range in 34.3 minutes last season.

Murray, who is expected to take another leap on both ends of the floor this campaign, never has missed more than eight games in any of his first three seasons. 

Heading into its first full season under coach Christie, Sacramento will be without a key two-way combo forward, at a minimum, for the first month of the regular season.

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