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Another Kings player is reportedly out for the season due to injury.<\/p>\n
Just two days after Domantas Sabonis and Zach LaVine went down for the count<\/a>, trade acquisition De\u2019Andre Hunter \u2013 diagnosed with iritis in his left eye<\/a> after exiting a game on February 6 \u2013 was re-evaluated Friday<\/a> and underwent surgery for a retinal detachment.<\/p>\n Per the team:<\/p>\n The procedure was performed by Dr. M. Ali Khan at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Roseville, California. Hunter is expected to make a full recovery and an update will be provided in approximately eight weeks.<\/p>\n The 7th-year veteran, who went from Cleveland to Sacramento in a three-team trade<\/a> Feb. 5, had only been acquired by the Cavaliers a year prior<\/a> from the Hawks. This season, coming off a campaign that earned consideration as the Kia NBA Sixth Man of the Year<\/a>. Hunter\u2019s shooting plummeted near his rookie-year career low (41.5% vs. 41.0%) and his 3-point stroke bottomed out at 30.5% \u2013 well below the 32.6% mark that previously represented his floor.<\/p>\n He has averaged 13.7 points, 4.1 rebounds in 26.1 minutes across 45 games for the Cavaliers and Kings, 25 of them starts.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a third season-ending surgery for the Kings since the All-Star break, league sources tell @ChrisBHaynes<\/a> and me, with Hunter joining Zach LaVine and Domantas Sabonis. https:\/\/t.co\/tWqmZj7OWT<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) February 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n The surgery was performed by Dr. M. Ali Khan at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Roseville, Ca. Hunter is expected to make a full recovery and an update will be provided in approximately eight weeks.<\/p>\n \u2014 James Ham (@James_HamNBA) February 21, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n