The Boston Celtics kick off a two-game home stretch with the Sacramento Kings on Thursday. The Celtics are coming off a much-needed win in a showdown between both recent NBA Championship teams and will look to keep the momentum at home against the Kings.

In the Celtics' last 10 games, they are a .500 ball club with the same roster they won the title with last summer, by and large.

De’Aaron Fox appeared on the injury report Friday morning with a glute injury, and the Kings are expected to be without him. Fox was seen participating in Kings’ shootaround earlier in the day, but it looks as though the star point guard will be unable to play in Friday’s game.

At the conclusion of Tuesday's practice in Sacramento, De'Aaron Fox speaks to reporters about hosting the struggling Warriors on Wednesday night, needing his Kings to "kick em' while they're down" in the wake of Golden State's 40 point loss to the Boston Celtics,

The Celtics fell to 27-11 with Friday’s loss to the Kings, who were missing star guard De’Aaron Fox. After a hot start in which it very much resembled NBA champions, Boston has gone just 8-7 its last 15 games.

De'Aaron Fox doesn't see the Golden State Warriors as a threat and brushed off questions about their ability to bounce back.

The Boston Celtics 114-97 loss to the Sacramento Kings at TD Garden this past Friday (Jan. 10) night was as ugly as they come. The Celtics led the game at various points by as much as 9 points, but could not maintain sufficient focus to put away an 18-19 ball club without their best player on the court.

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And they did it without De’Aaron Fox, who missed his third straight game with a bruised glute. Boston Celtics' Jaylen Brown (7) drives past Sacramento Kings' Keegan Murray during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Boston.

The Kings have even won their last two games without star point guard De'Aaron Fox. A blowout 30-point win over the Golden State Warriors and a double-overtime comeback win over the Miami Heat while Fox is sidelined is certainly a good sign for this Kings squad, but time will tell how well they can perform without their All-Star point guard.

Wednesday’s NBA action features several contenders in action – and a ton of road favorites – including the Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks

President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attended the Commander-in-Chief Inaugural Ball and the Liberty Inaugural Ball in Washington on Monday night.