Dec 30, 2024; Sacramento, California, USA; Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox (5) dribbles against the Dallas Mavericks during the fourth quarter at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images / Darren Yamashita-Imagn Images

The status of two key players is in question as the Sacramento Kings prepare to visit the New York Knicks on Saturday at Madison Square Garden. The Kings are listing point guard De’Aaron Fox as questionable due to a right thumb sprain. Knicks shooting guard Josh Hart is questionable because of right knee soreness.

The Dallas Mavericks faced off against the Boston Celtics on Saturday, suffering a 122-107 loss to the defending champions. Dallas now sits at 24-22 on the season, losing three of their last four games. They're ranked as the No. 9 team in the Western Conference standings, just one game behind the Sacramento Kings .

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It's far too early for most fans of the Boston Celtics to be thinking about which players their favorite team will end up taking, but not the experts.

The Sacramento Kings were in a much different position a month ago. Now, they are trying to capitalize on their recent hot stretch with a long-awaited trade.

During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Brown wore only jersey No. 11 and put up 4.1 points, 1.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.1 steals per game.

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DALLAS — Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Derrick White added 23, including Boston’s first 11 of the third quarter, and the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-107 on Saturday night in the first meeting between the teams since the NBA Finals.

The Boston Celtics have been an on and off team recently, winning one game and losing the next. They need to shake things up, and a trade would do that well. Bleacher Report’s Greg Swartz came up with two trade targets, one dream and one realistic, that the Celtics could pull off at the deadline.

The Warriors blew a big lead against the Kings on Wednesday and Steve Kerr knew exactly where the problem started.