Darius Acuff Jr. ☆

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• Podcast Locked On Kings host · Relayed report · 42 h ago

  News at 3:40 said Ben Simmons, Domantas Sabonis (heard as "DeMontis Sabonis"), Darius Acuff Jr., Precious Achiuwa (heard as "Precious Chua"), De'Andre Hunter (heard as "DeAndre Hunter") and Zach LaVine (heard as "Zach Levine") would all play against the Spurs.

• Podcast Locked On Kings host · Report · 42 h ago

  The listed starters against the Spurs were Acuff, LaVine (heard as "Levine"), Keegan Murray, Ben Simmons and Sabonis (heard as "DeMontis Sabonis").

• Podcast Locked On Kings host · Report · 42 h ago

  Keegan Murray and Darius Acuff did not play in the second half.

• Podcast Locked On Kings host · Report · 42 h ago

  Acuff opened at point guard in name only. Simmons had the ball constantly even with Acuff on the floor, and even more once Acuff sat.

• Podcast Locked On Kings host · Analysis · 42 h ago

  Simmons and LaVine (heard as "Zach Levine") connected, including a half-court alley-oop for a dunk. The host thinks Simmons can create open catch-and-shoot threes for Acuff and Murray.

• Podcast Locked On Kings host · Report · 42 h ago

  Acuff missed Tuesday's game with a hip injury and has some bumps and bruises; the host calls him just a little banged up. The host saw no reason to play Acuff in the second half of what he calls Acuff's fourth preseason game. He does not say that sitting him was injury-related.

• Podcast Locked On Kings host · Analysis · 42 h ago

  The host says LaVine (heard as "Zach Levine") has had a very nice camp and preseason and is the one player clearly ready for the 2026-27 season. The Kings need his scoring to take pressure off Acuff.

• Podcast Locked On Kings host · Analysis · 42 h ago

  With Simmons on the floor, Acuff played almost all possessions off the ball, at least in this game. The host thinks he may have the toughest adjustment.

• Podcast Locked On Kings host · Report · 42 h ago

  Acuff had 13 points on 5-of-12 shooting in 19 minutes, with 1-of-2 from three, 2 assists and 2 turnovers. He forced things early.

• Podcast Locked On Kings host · Relayed report · Oct 16

  Rookie Darius Acuff Jr. took a hard fall against the Warriors and was seen limping. He arrived at Tuesday shootaround with a banged-up hip and general soreness, and the Kings sat him out of an abundance of caution.

• Podcast Locked On Kings host · Relayed report · Oct 16

  The host has heard that Acuff planned to play Tuesday, but the team told him there was no reason to play if he wasn't 100 percent.

• Podcast James Ham, Locked On Kings · Report · Oct 14

  Eight Kings sat out the Tuesday preseason game against Portland: Darius Acuff Jr., Zach LaVine (heard as "Zach Levine"), De'Andre Hunter (heard as "DeAndre Hunter"), Ben Simmons, Malik Monk, Domantas Sabonis (heard as "Damanis Sabonis"), Maxime Raynaud (heard as "Maxine Raynaud") and Dylan Cardwell.

• Podcast A reporter (reported; name unclear in the audio), via Locked On Kings · Relayed report · Oct 13

  Marc Spears (heard as "Mark Spears") of Andscape (heard as "Anscape")/ESPN reported that Ben Simmons is expected to stay in the starting lineup alongside rookie Darius Acuff Jr. for the October 21 season opener against the Clippers.

• Podcast James Ham, Locked On Kings · Report · Oct 13

  In Saturday's preseason game against the Warriors, Darius Acuff Jr. had 25 points, 8 assists and 4 rebounds; the host called it a breakout game.

• Podcast Kings basketball communications staff (reported), via Locked On Kings · Relayed report · Oct 13

  Acuff Jr. was seen with a minor limp after the loss at Golden State, as noted by Brandon Nunes. He was a full participant in Monday's practice and is 100 percent clear to play.

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