Sacramento Kings standout center Domantas Sabonis underwent season-ending surgery on Wednesday to repair the torn meniscus in his left knee, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.
Sabonis tried to play through the injury, notably returning to the court before the trade deadline, but he missed the team's final four games before the All-Star break.
The three-time All-Star big man appeared to be on the trade block this season, and so did fellow veterans Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan, but all three of them are still in Sacramento.
LaVine is reportedly undergoing season-ending surgery himself. His procedure is addressing a tendon injury in his right hand that caused the two-time All-Star guard to miss the Kings' last three games prior to the break. Earlier during the 2025-26 campaign — his second with Sacramento after he was traded midseason from the Chicago Bulls last year in the three-team deal that sent now-two-time All-Star guard De'Aaron Fox to the San Antonio Spurs — LaVine missed nine games in a row because of a left ankle injury.
Injuries have been a thorn in the Kings' side throughout a forgettable season that's seen the franchise toil in the basement of the league's standings.
Sacramento's 12 wins are the fewest in the NBA at the moment. The Kings limped into the break with 14 straight losses.
Their imbalanced and veteran-laden roster featured LaVine and Sabonis as two of its top-three scorers. LaVine had been leading the team with 19.2 points per game, and Sabonis was third with 15.8 points per game, although Sabonis was on the floor for just 19 games this season.
This story is being updated.