The Boston Celtics kick off a two-game home stretch with the Sacramento Kings on Thursday. The Celtics are coming off a much-needed win in a showdown between both recent NBA Championship teams and will look to keep the momentum at home against the Kings.

The Sacramento Kings latest injury report lists De’Aaron Fox as questionable ahead of their matchup against the Boston Celtics.

De'Aaron Fox has been out with a glute injury that he suffered on January 3rd against the Memphis Grizzlies. Read more: Celtics News: Boston Star Guard Delivers Honest Take on His Role Within the ...

The Kings (18-19) have won five of their first six games under interim coach Doug Christie. They will visit the Celtics, Chicago Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks as part of a tough three-game road trip after playing nine of their last 11 games at home.

In the Celtics' last 10 games, they are a .500 ball club with the same roster they won the title with last summer, by and large.

De’Aaron Fox appeared on the injury report Friday morning with a glute injury, and the Kings are expected to be without him. Fox was seen participating in Kings’ shootaround earlier in the day, but it looks as though the star point guard will be unable to play in Friday’s game.

Over the full season, only the Rockets, Magic and 76ers have more consistently and thoroughly won the possession battle than Boston. That has actually held up over the past month, with the Celtics continuing to outperform opponents on the offensive glass, commit fewer turnovers than they create and generate more free throws than they allow.

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De’Aaron Fox’s status remains uncertain as the Kings prepare to put their five-game winning streak on the line against the Boston Celtics on Friday at TD Garden. Fox is considered questionable ...

The Kings now head into one of their biggest tests of the season, facing the Boston Celtics on the road ... last two games with star point guard De'Aaron Fox sidelined, including a dominant ...

The Boston Celtics 114-97 loss to the Sacramento Kings at TD Garden this past Friday (Jan. 10) night was as ugly as they come. The Celtics led the game at various points by as much as 9 points, but could not maintain sufficient focus to put away an 18-19 ball club without their best player on the court.

The Kings have been without star point guard De'Aaron Fox for the past three games, but are 3-0 without him. Fox is likely on his way to his second All-Star appearance, but the Kings have surprisingly shown they do not need him to pull out big wins.