When and where to watch
New York Knicks at Sacramento Kings: tip-off Fri, Jan 8, 10:00 PM ET (7:00 PM PT) at Golden 1 Center. Local TV: MSG / DAZN (MSG) (NYK), NBCSCA/PCK-SAC (SAC); NBA League Pass out of market.
Expected starters
projected from 2025-26 minutes · every lineup today →
Away · New YorkKnicks
Jalen BrunsonG · #1121.0pts · 34.1 min
Mikal BridgesG-F · #254.0pts · 33.0 min- OG AnunobyF-G · #810.0pts · 31.6 min
Josh HartG · #314.0pts · 30.3 min
Karl-Anthony TownsC-F · #3219.0pts · 23.6 min
Full strengthNobody on the injury report
Home · SacramentoKings
Keegan MurrayF · #1314.0pts · 34.5 min
Zach LaVineG · #819.2pts · 31.4 min- Daeqwon PlowdenG-F · #2910.8pts · 26.4 min
De'Andre HunterF-G · #1513.7pts · 26.1 min- Nique CliffordG · #108.6pts · 25.1 min
OutBen SimmonsAchilles · LegOutMaxime RaynaudKnee · Leg · RightOutDylan CardwellCalf · Leg · LeftDay-To-DayMalik Monk
Teams confirm their starters about 30 minutes before tip-off. Until then this is the five the data points to, with anyone ruled out already removed.
Head to head · games that counted
Knicks vs Kings: the matchup page →Series tied 1-1
How to watch · Knicks at Kings10:00 PM ET7:00 PM PT · Friday, January 8
NBCSCA/PCK-SACSACMSG / DAZN (MSG)NYK
No national TV: watch on the teams' local broadcasters in-market, or on NBA League Pass out of market (local blackouts apply).
Kings marketNBCSCA/PCK-SAC (regional sports network — cable, or the network's own app)
Knicks marketDAZN (streaming, local market)
RadioSiriusXM · Kings Radio · 880 ESPN New York
Around the world
Where this game lands
5 of 12 countries get it at a live-friendly hour
AustraliaLiveSat 2:00 PMDisney+ (ESPN)Simmons (SAC)FranceAlarmSat 04:00beIN SPORTS · beIN SPORTS CONNECTRaynaud (SAC) · Diawara (NYK) · Dadiet (NYK)NigeriaAlarmSat 4:00 AMSportyTVAchiuwa (SAC)United KingdomAlarmSat 03:00Sky SportsAnunoby (NYK)CanadaLiveFri 10:00 PMTSNIndiaLiveSat 8:30 AMPrime VideoNew ZealandLiveSat 4:00 PMDisney+ (ESPN)PhilippinesLiveSat 11:00 AMPrime VideoGermanyAlarmSat 04:00Sky Sport · Sky GoIrelandAlarmSat 03:00Sky SportsItalyAlarmSat 04:00Sky Sport Basket · Sky GoSouth AfricaAlarmSat 05:00SportyTV
Injury report
both teams · read every 15 minutesKnicksfull strengthNobody on the Knicks injury report.
Kings4 listedOutBen SimmonsAchilles · Leg · est. return 2027-10-01
OutMaxime RaynaudKnee · Leg · Right · est. return 2026-11-02
OutDylan CardwellCalf · Leg · Left · est. return 2026-11-02
Day-To-DayMalik MonkAnkle · Leg · Left · est. return 2026-10-21