Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox is set to play Saturday night against the New York Knicks after landing on the injury report with a sprained right thumb.

The Nets are believed to be seeking two first-round draft picks or one pick and a top young prospect. The Kings seem to be unwilling to trade third-year forward Keegan Murray or rookie guard Devin Carter, so it might be difficult to get a deal done before the Feb. 6 trade deadline.

The Sacramento Kings provided an injury update for De'Aaron Fox ahead Saturday's matchup with the New York Knicks.

The Sacramento Kings lost their second straight game, this time against the New York Knicks in blowout fashion, 143-120. The Kings continued their worrisome trend of falling behind early as they trailed by 17 off-and-on throughout the middle of the second quarter.

De’Aaron Fox is one tough cookie. The star Kings guard plans to play through his sprained right thumb against the New York Knicks on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. PT at Madison Square Garden, the Sacramento Bee’s Chris Biderman reported from the East Coast’s metropolis Saturday morning.

Fox (thumb) has been cleared to play in Saturday's game against the Knicks. Fox had a shaky status ahead of Saturday's game in New York, but he will play through against the Knicks. The star point guard is having another stellar season for the Kings,

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OG Anunoby scored 33 points, Josh Hart added 20 points, 18 rebounds and 11 assists in his sixth triple-double of the season, and the New York Knicks beat the Sacramento Kings 143-120 on Saturday night

Josh Hart made an early exit in the fourth quarter when the New York Knicks took on the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night.