Darius Acuff Jr. Logs Big Minutes Early, Kings Off to Rough Start
Rookie guard Darius Acuff Jr. is already in the regular rotation for Sacramento, playing real minutes in the season's first four games. The Kings have dropped all four, and Acuff has been on the floor for every one of those losses. He's currently clear of the injury report after a short Day-to-Day stretch.
By the Kings Nightly Desk · updated 3 d ago01The story of the nightEarly-Season WorkloadAcuff has played in all four of Sacramento's games so far, logging between 18.8 and 27.4 minutes a night.
Acuff has played in all four of Sacramento's games so far, logging between 18.8 and 27.4 minutes a night. His best outing came October 10 against Golden State: 25 points, 8 assists and 4 rebounds in 27.2 minutes. He followed that with 12 points against the Lakers on October 8 and 19 points in an earlier meeting with Los Angeles on October 5. Sacramento lost all four games, and Acuff's plus-minus has been in the red every time out, including a minus-26 in the loss to San Antonio on October 16.
02Injury ReportAcuff is not currently on the injury report.
Acuff is not currently on the injury report. He was briefly listed Day-to-Day with a rest designation on October 14, then cleared two days later on October 16 and played that night against San Antonio for 18.8 minutes. There's no indication of a lingering issue tied to that rest day. The rookie out of Arkansas wears No. 5 for the Kings and stands 6-foot-2, 190 pounds.
