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.

The Sacramento Kings latest injury report lists De’Aaron Fox as questionable ahead of their matchup against the Boston Celtics.

The Kings (18-19) have won five of their first six games under interim coach Doug Christie. They will visit the Celtics, Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks as part of a tough three-game road trip after playing nine of their last 11 games at home.

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.

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.

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,

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

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Kings: Another strong effort by Sacramento, which outscored Boston 48-40 in the paint and held a 56-43 rebounding edge. And they did it without De'Aaron Fox, who missed his third straight game with a bruised glute. Celtics: After a 3-1 road trip that ...

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The Kings now head into one of their biggest tests of the season, facing the Boston Celtics on the road ... last two games with star point guard De'Aaron Fox sidelined, including a dominant ...

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