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2017 NBA Draft Kings Rudy Gay Injury Insures Sixers Success

By Bret Stuter

May 17, 2016; New York, NY, USA; General view during the NBA draft lottery at New York Hilton Midtown. The Philadelphia 76ers received the first overall pick in the 2016 draft. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
May 17, 2016; New York, NY, USA; General view during the NBA draft lottery at New York Hilton Midtown. The Philadelphia 76ers received the first overall pick in the 2016 draft. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /
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NBA: Indiana Pacers at Sacramento Kings
NBA: Indiana Pacers at Sacramento Kings /

The Bad With The Good

Conversely, the Sacramento Kings are 16-25, are 2-8 in their last ten games, and just learned that small forward Rudy Gay, second leading scorer on the team, has ruptured his Achilles tendon and will lost for the rest of the season.

And so, as the season flips from the first half to the second half, the Sacramento Kings are dealt a very serious blow to their chances of earning a playoff spot.  And right now, the Kings are entering the meat of their schedule, a grueling eight game road excursion. :

  • JANUARY      OPPONENT            TIME (ET)
  • Fri, Jan 20     @Memphis             8:00 PM
  • Sat, Jan 21    @Chicago               9:00 PM
  • Mon, Jan 23  @Detroit                7:30 PM
  • Wed, Jan 25  @Cleveland           7:00 PM
  • Fri, Jan 27      @Indiana               7:00 PM
  • Sat, Jan 28    @Charlotte            7:00 PM
  • Mon, Jan 30  @Philadelphia       6:00 PM
  • Tue, Jan 31    @Houston              8:00 PM

Before the injury to Rudy Gay, the Kings would have been favored to win as many as half of the games. Now? The Kings will struggle to find any wins.