News about Keegan Murray

Keegan Murray scored 32 points, De'Aaron Fox added 24 and the Sacramento Kings stayed alive in the play-in tournament, eliminating the Golden State Warriors with a 118-94 victory on Tuesday night. Sacramento advanced to play at New Orleans on Friday night with a chance to return to the playoffs as the eighth seed in the Western Conference after snapping an NBA record 16-year playoff drought last season. The Kings avenged a Game 7 loss at home to Golden State in last year's first round by playing cleaner and being quicker to loose balls against the older Warriors in what was one of the most consequential wins for the franchise in two decades.

On Monday night, a spectator in his 30s suffered a fatal medical emergency at the Sacramento Kings' game against the visiting New Orleans Pelicans in Golden 1 center. The deceased spectator has not been identified by name nor has the cause of the medical emergency. The individual was in his 30s, according to FOX40 News in Sacramento. Until after the game, players were unaware of the medical emergency. Keegan Murray, the Kings' forward, said he and his colleagues were not 'aware... at all.' 'We offer our condolences as a team,' Murray said. 'Hopefully, the family is being taken care of,' he says.

According to his company Priority Sports, the Orlando Magic has agreed to a new two-way contract for forward Admiral Schofield. Schofield appeared in 37 games for the Magic last season after being in only 38 games in 2021-22. He has appeared in a total of 75 games for the Magic, averaged four points per game, with averages of around 12 minutes per game.

Paolo Banchero, a member of the Orlando Magic, was a unanimous pick for the 2022-23 NBA All-Rookie first team announced Monday. Utah Jazz center Walker Kessler, Indiana Pacers forward Bennedict Mathurin, Sacramento Kings forward Keegan Murray, and Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jalen Williams were among the year's rookies to be on the first team. The No. 82 is the most popular in the world. The Magic's 1 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft was impressed, with 20.0 points, 6.9 rebounds, and 3.7 assists.

Stephen Curry had 32 points but had to call a timeout Golden State didn't have, and the defending champion Warriors defeated the Kings 126-125 on Sunday, with Harrison Barnes missing a 3-pointer at the buzzer, finishing their playoff series at two games apiece. For Sacramento, De'Aaron Fox had 38 points, nine rebounds, and five assists. The Kings were within one with his 3-pointer left, and then Curry missed a 16-foot jumper on the other end, and Keegan Murray restored the bounce. Fox blasted former Warrior Barnes for the potential game-winning 3, which struck the back of the rim, with Curry and Draymond Green defending. With 42.4 seconds remaining, Golden State led 126-121, and Malik Monk made the technical free throw for Sacramento. Curry called the excessive timeout.

Sacramento thrashed Portland, 120-80 on Wednesday to solidly lock the third seed of the Western Conference, with six games remaining to play in the regular season. Without forward Keegan Murray, who swished a 3-pointer against the Trail Blazers in the third quarter, the Kings would not be where they are this year. Murray's 3-pointer with 6:44 left in the quarter enabled him to smash the previous record set by Donovan Mitchell in 2017-18 while he was a member of the Utah Jazz.