Monk moved into the starting lineup at shooting guard in early December after finishing second in Sixth Man of the Year voting last season. He took over as the team’s primary point guard when childhood friend and former Kentucky teammate De’Aaron Fox was traded to the San Antonio Spurs on Feb. 2.
The Sacramento Kings will be without a key player Wednesday night when they take on the Denver Nuggets as they try to push their winning streak to five games. Starting point guard Malik Monk has been ruled out due to a right toe sprain suffered in Monday’s win over the Dallas Mavericks, a league source said..
Kings guard Malik Monk had 13 points on 6-11 shooting in Friday's loss, sharing some harsh words after the game. Monk was brutally honest about getting blown out at home by their division rival. "We can't get punked like that at home," Monk said. "That can't happen again."
One Sacramento Kings fan kept his promise after Malik Monk had a turnover-free game against the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night.
The Sacramento Kings can ill-afford any more injuries to ... another unfortunate development on the injury front, with Malik Monk having to exit their ongoing matchup against the Dallas Mavericks ...