Let the uninspiring basketball begin! <\/p>\n
How to Watch<\/p>\n
Who:\u00a0Chicago Bulls (26-37) at Sacramento Kings (14-50)
Where:\u00a0Golden 1 Center
When:\u00a08:00 PM CT
Watch:\u00a0Chicago Sports Network<\/p>\n
Projected Starting Lineups<\/p>\n
Chicago Bulls<\/p>\n
1. Josh Giddey
2. Tre Jones
3. Isaac Okoro
4. Matas Buzelis
5. Guerschon Yabusele<\/p>\n
Sacramento Kings<\/p>\n
1. Russell Westbrook
2. Malik Monk
3. Nique Clifford
4. Precious Achiuwa
5. Maxime Raynaud<\/p>\n
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Mar 3, 2026; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Bulls forward Matas Buzelis (14) goes to the basket against the Oklahoma City Thunder during the first half at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images<\/p>\n
While the Chicago Bulls’ handling of this post-All-Star break reality is downright confusing, it’s at least good to see Matas Buzelis back in the mix. The second year forward was playing some of the best basketball of his career before his ankle turn, stepping up on the offensive end with 20 points in three-straight games. His development remains arguably the most important storyline for the franchise, and these final few weeks will be a great opportunity for him to act as the leader. <\/p>\n
Anyway, expect to see both him and Josh Giddey handle a normal workload. Patrick Williams and Jalen Smith, on the other hand, will likely have a tighter leash due to the severity of their previous injuries, per K.C. Johnson<\/a>. <\/p>\n Chicago Bulls\u00a0<\/a>Injury Report<\/p>\n Anfernee Simons \u2013 OUT (wrist) Sacramento Kings Injury Report<\/p>\n DeMar DeRozan \u2013 OUT (illness) Sign up to our\u00a0free newsletter\u00a0<\/a>and follow us on\u00a0X<\/a>\u00a0for the latest news<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Is anyone else shocked this isn’t the Sunday night game on NBC? The Sacramento Kings are unapologetically tanking.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":210953,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[121,123,122],"class_list":["post-210952","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210952"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210952\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/210953"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210952"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=210952"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=210952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Jaden Ivey \u2013 OUT (knee)
Josh Giddey \u2013 OUT (ankle)
Matas Buzelis \u2013 OUT (ankle)
Jalen Smith \u2013 OUT (calf)
Patrick Williams \u2013 OUT (quad)
Zach Collins \u2013 OUT FOR SEASON<\/p>\n
Keegan Murray \u2013 OUT (ankle)
De’Andre Hunter \u2013 OUT (eye)
Dylan Cardwell \u2013 OUT (ankle)
Zach LaVine \u2013 OUT FOR SEASON (finger)
Domantas Sabonis \u2013 OUT FOR SEASON (knee)<\/p>\n