After going 1-1 in a tough two-game road stretch against two of the top three teams in the Western Conference, the Sacramento Kings return home to host the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. The Kings battled through that two-game gauntlet against the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves without star point guard De'Aaron Fox, who was sidelined with a left knee contusion.
Despite being listed as questionable for Monday's matchup against Chicago, Fox's status has been updated to active, as the flashy guard will be good to suit up.
The Kings have won four consecutive games against Chicago, and having Fox on the court will only bolster their chances to keep that streak alive. The Kings are 4-4 on the season without their starting point guard, but with just 23 regular season games remaining, Sacramento will need Fox healthy.
Fox has dominated against the Bulls, averaging 31.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 4.8 assists in his last five meetings with Chicago. Going 4-1 in that span, Fox has gone for 30+ points four times, including a 41-point outing in their meeting last month.
With Fox healthy, the Kings will be down just one player for Monday's matchup, Sasha Vezenkov, who has already missed 17 of Sacramento's last 19 games.
In their last meeting, the Bulls nearly came back from a 30-point deficit, as the Kings know they must take this shorthanded Chicago squad seriously. The Kings and Bulls tip off at 7 p.m. PT.
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