Kings' Kevin Huerter suffers hamstring injury

Kings shooting guard Kevin Huerter suffered a right hamstring injury during Sacramento’s ongoing bout against the Nets on Thursday night, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. He has been ruled out for the rest of the game, James Ham of ESPN 1320 Sacramento reports.

The Kings will conduct further imaging on the hamstring on Friday to determine the exact nature and severity of the ailment, Woj adds.

Sean Cunningham of Fox 40 KTXL notes that Sacramento is concerned Huerter suffered a mild hamstring strain, but the guard is feeling hopeful about the hamstring.

During his first season with the Kings, Huerter has emerged as a crucial role player for the 41-27 club, currently the West’s No. 2 seed. Across 65 starts for Sacramento, the 6-foot-7 swingman is averaging a career-high 15.2 PPG on .489/.410/.712 shooting splits. He’s also contributing 3.2 RPG, 3.0 APG and 1.1 SPG.

Huerter was initially drafted by the Hawks in 2016 with the No. 19 pick out of Maryland, and he proved to be a key part of the team’s run to the 2021 Eastern Conference Finals. After Atlanta brought in Dejounte Murray this summer, Huerter became less essential to the Hawks’ future. He has thrived with his new club thus far.