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· collected 2026-10-11 · by Janie Mccauley The Associated Press
During a preseason game against the Golden State Warriors, Sacramento Kings center Maxime Raynaud sustained a right knee injury and was taken off the court in a wheelchair. The incident occurred when Raynaud set a screen on Stephen Curry; he fell hard to the floor and immediately showed signs of pain. After receiving support from his teammates and coaching staff, including a goodbye hug from general manager Scott Perry, Raynaud left the arena on crutches with an ice bag around his knee, awaiting further medical evaluation.
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Story summary
Sacramento Kings center Maxime Raynaud was carried off the court in a wheelchair during Saturday night's preseason game against the Golden State Warriors, suffering a severe right knee injury after setting a screen on Stephen Curry. The incident occurred late in the first half of the game, which ended with a 111-106 loss for Sacramento at Chase Center in San Francisco. Raynaud was seen grimacing and in obvious pain as medical staff attended to him before being escorted off by Kings general manager Scott Perry and owner Vivek Ranadive, who later visited the player outside the locker room. The 7-foot-1 center left the arena on crutches, an ice bag wrapped around his knee, but was in good spirits despite having no immediate updates on the extent of his injury beyond getting an MRI.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sacramento Kings center Maxime Raynaud was taken off the court in a wheelchair Saturday night after going down with a right knee injury suffered when he set a screen on Stephen Curry late in the first half of a 111-106 preseason loss to the Golden State Warriors.
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he → take → Warriors
Raynaud, a second-year pro who starred at Stanford, was on his back and clearly in pain as medical staff examined him on the floor at Chase Center.
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staff → star → Center
He eventually was helped up and moved into a wheelchair to exit the court for the locker room.
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He → help → room
Kings general manager Scott Perry escorted the 7-foot-1 Raynaud off the court, and Sacramento owner Vivek Ranadive later came by to check on Raynaud outside the locker room.
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Ranadive → escort → room
Raynaud later received a goodbye hug from Perry and left the locker room on crutches, an ice bag wrapped around the knee.
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Raynaud → receive → knee
He was in good spirits and smiling walking out of Chase Center.
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He → smile → Center
He had no immediate updates.
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He → have → updates
“I don’t even know, I’m going to get an MRI right now,” he shared while walking out of the arena.
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he → know → arena
Raynaud set a screen on Curry — who also went down after the collision — for teammate Darius Acuff Jr. when the big man immediately screamed and grabbed at his right knee and fell hard to the floor with 2:32 before halftime.
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man → set → halftime
Raynaud had made all three of his field-goal attempts, including a 3-pointer, and three free throws for 10 points to go with five rebounds, an assist and one blocked shot in just less than nine minutes of action.
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Raynaud → make → action
Veteran forward Ben Simmons offered some encouraging words to Raynaud.
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Simmons → offer → Raynaud
Simmons made his preseason debut for the Kings, playing for the first time in more than a year after missing last season because of a chronic back injury and other health concerns.
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Simmons → make → injury
“That’s my teammate.
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That → ’ → ?
For a guy to go down it sucks ” Simmons said.
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Simmons → go → ?
“I’ve been there before, I’ve experienced injuries so I know that feeling.
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I → experience → feeling
It feels like the end of the world in that moment.
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It → feel → moment
Just let him know we’re here to support him, whether it’s something serious or major or not.”
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it → let → him
The Kings selected Raynaud 42nd overall in the second round of last year’s draft and the 23-year-old from France averaged 12.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists over 74 games last season as a rookie.
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old → select → rookie
He came in averaging 12.5 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists this preseason.
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He → average → points
“It’s tough to always see a teammate go down,” Acuff said.
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Acuff → ’ → ?
Coach Doug Christie didn’t want to speculate on Raynaud’s status without further information, but told his player how much he is loved.
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he → want → player
“Love him,” Christie said.
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Christie → love → him
“He’s part of everything that we do.”
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we → ’ → that
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