De’Andre Hunter has eye surgery, Kings’ latest out for season

Sacramento Kings Ahead deandre hunter He underwent season-ending surgery on his left eye, a team spokesperson said Friday.

Hunter suffered an injury on February 6 against LA Clippers And according to the team, he was diagnosed with retinal detachment. The surgery was performed Friday afternoon by Dr. M. Ali Khan at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Roseville, California.

According to the team, Hunter is expected to make a full recovery and an update will be provided in approximately eight weeks.

Hunter, 28, was acquired by the Kings as part of a three-team trade cleveland cavaliers And Chicago Bulls earlier this month. Sacramento sent guards dennis schroder And keon ellis To Cleveland; The hunter went from the caves to the kings; And Chicago gets two second-round picks and Sacramento gets a big man Dario Saric.

Hunter appeared in two games for the Kings, averaging 7.5 points and 1.5 rebounds and shooting 21% from the floor before going on the inactive list due to left eye irritation.

Hunter is the third Kings player in recent days to undergo season-ending surgery Domantas Sabonis (left knee meniscus repair) and zach lavine (Repair of right fifth finger tendon). The surgery comes after NBA Commissioner Adam Silver expressed concern over the league’s tanking issue, which he said is “worse this year than we’ve seen in recent memory.”

Silver said he has met with the league’s 30 general managers to discuss the issue.

Sacramento (12-45) has the worst record in the NBA. If the Kings finish with the worst record, they will have a 14% chance of winning the No. 1 spot in the lottery for the 2026 draft, which is considered a deep pool of prospects.