By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer | San Antonio Express-News (SAEN), 2025-03-08 11:34:57
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2025年3月7日，周五，加利福尼亚州萨克拉门托，圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫达龙·福克斯 (4) 在一场NBA篮球比赛的下半场带球突破，萨克拉门托国王队前锋德玛尔·德罗赞 (10) 在防守。(美联社图片/萨拉·内维斯)
明尼阿波利斯—在与基根·默里(Keegan Murray) 在萨克拉门托并肩作战的两个半赛季里，达龙·福克斯(De’Aaron Fox) 从未听过这位2022年NBA选秀大会的第四顺位新秀说垃圾话。
但周五晚上，在马刺队新秀斯蒂芬·卡斯尔(Stephon Castle) 在第四节初段领到第五次犯规后，一切都改变了。
“管好你的菜鸟，福克斯，” 基根对他的导师说道。
“这是我第一次听到基根说垃圾话，”福克斯说道，“我从来没听他说过垃圾话。”
对于这位前全明星后卫来说，那是一个充满奇特景象和声音的夜晚。
扎克·拉文(Zach LaVine) 拿下36分，德玛尔·德罗赞(DeMar DeRozan) 得到22分，在金州一号中心18332名观众面前，国王队以127-109击败马刺队，破坏了福克斯重返萨克拉门托的夜晚。
自从2月3日国王队将他交易到马刺队后，这是福克斯首次回到萨克拉门托。他全场17投6中，其中三分球6投0中，仅得到16分，但送出了全队最高的8次助攻。
萨克拉门托通过一笔三方交易从芝加哥得到了拉文，而福克斯则来到了马刺队。拉文22投14中，其中三分球11投7中，连续第六场比赛得分超过20分。
“很多事情都很奇怪，”福克斯谈到作为客队球员在萨克拉门托打球时说道，此前他曾为国王队效力了7个半赛季，国王队在2017年选秀大会上以第五顺位选中了他。“我以前从未在索耶酒店过夜，我从未去过这个客队更衣室，我不知道淋浴是什么样子的，我对客队这边的情况一无所知。”
“但是，是的，这绝对很有趣。我很高兴第一次已经结束了，因为现在我觉得它可能不会再那么令人期待了。但下次我希望我们能打出一场更好的比赛。”
拉文打了全队最高的39分钟，他说在交易成为焦点后，他多了一点额外的动力。
“每场比赛你都必须给自己施加压力，尤其是在西部竞争如此激烈的情况下，”拉文说道，“但任何能让你每晚都多付出一点努力的事情都是好的。而且我们知道(福克斯)回到球馆是多么重要，所以我准备好了。”
国王队在缺少受伤的球星多曼塔斯·萨博尼斯(Domantas Sabonis) 和马利克·蒙克(Malik Monk) 的情况下，战绩提升至33胜29负，他们在第三节最多领先27分，并在第四节开始时领先18分。
2025年3月7日，周五，加利福尼亚州萨克拉门托，在一场NBA篮球比赛的下半场，圣安东尼奥马刺队后卫达龙·福克斯 (4) 上篮，萨克拉门托国王队后卫德文·卡特，左，在防守。(美联社图片/萨拉·内维斯)
在拉文得到16分的带动下，萨克拉门托在第二节以36-16击败马刺队，在首节落后8分的情况下，半场领先14分。
马刺队战绩下滑至26胜35负，他们将在周日晚上在明尼苏达州(36胜29负，取得四连胜)结束他们的两场客场之旅。克里斯·保罗(Chris Paul) 命中一记三分球，将比分追至14分，但拉文也以一记三分回应，并在最后一节拿下10分，扼杀了马刺队的追分势头。
斯蒂芬·卡斯尔替补出场，在还剩2分33秒时犯满离场，得到全队最高的25分。
福克斯说他预料到会有“怀恨在心的人”冲他发泄，而他没有猜错。
在比赛初期，每当他持球时，都会听到嘘声，但在第一节还剩5分32秒时，国王队播放了一段致敬视频，他获得了全场起立鼓掌。
福克斯站起身来，挥手向球迷们致意，而大屏幕上则闪烁着“谢谢你”的字样。
“我不会说我真的情绪激动，但这很棒，”福克斯谈到视频和欢呼声时说道，“我在这里待了很久，差不多十年了，所以我真的很感激。”
然而，每当他触球时，嘘声仍然如雨点般落下，他在上半场10投3中只得到6分，其中第一节5投1中只得到2分。
“我认为他处理得很有风度，”马刺队代理主教练米奇·约翰逊(Mitch Johnson) 谈到福克斯激动的一晚时说道，“我认为他处理得像一个职业球员，就像我们期望他做的那样，而且我认为他随着比赛的进行逐渐进入状态。他错失了很多他通常能投进的球，但他最终找到了那种正常的活力和节奏。我们看到他在球场上创造了优势。”
卡斯尔也表示，他认为福克斯处理得很好。
“我无法想象他在这场比赛中脑海中闪过了多少情绪，”这位新秀说道，“我无法告诉你他心里在想什么，但就他的风度而言，他仍然与我们紧密相连，并没有以任何方式表现出自私……我觉得他处理得非常好。”
尽管输掉了比赛，但下个赛季的情况可能会大不相同，届时福克斯预计将再次与维克托·文班亚马(Victor Wembanyama) 并肩作战，由于2月20日右肩血栓，马刺队宣布文班亚马本赛季报销。
“福克斯太不可思议了，伙计，”国王队临时主教练道格·克里斯蒂(Doug Christie) 说道，“他是一位特别的天才。”
比赛结束后，福克斯与基根共进晚餐，后者得到19分和9个篮板。
“我爱基根，我们一直都在聊天，”福克斯说道。
但现在他们的一些谈话将是垃圾话之类的了。
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) drives to the basket between Sacramento Kings forward DeMar DeRozan (10) and forward Jake LaRavia (33) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 7, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)
Sacramento Kings guard Zach LaVine smiles after no foul was called during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs, Friday, March 7, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)
Sacramento Kings guard Zach LaVine (8) makes a three-pointer with San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox (4) on defense during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 7, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)
Sacramento Kings center Jonas Valanciunas (17) goes up to dunk on San Antonio Spurs center Bismack Biyombo, left, during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 7, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)
San Antonio Spurs guard Devin Vassell (24) attempts a shot over Sacramento Kings forward Keegan Murray (13) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 7, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)
Sacramento Kings interim head coach Doug Christie smiles towards the San Antonio Spurs bench during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 7, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)
San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox, center, goes up for a shot during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Sacramento Kings, Friday, March 7, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)
Sacramento Kings guard Devin Carter (22) drives to the basket past San Antonio Spurs forward Julian Champagnie (30) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 7, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)
Sacramento Kings guard Zach LaVine (8) drives to the basket past San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 7, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)
Sacramento Kings center Jonas Valanciunas (17) goes up to dunk with San Antonio Spurs forward Jeremy Sochan, left, and forward Julian Champagnie, center right, on defense during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 7, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)
Sacramento Kings forward Jake LaRavia, right, attempts to tip the ball in during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs, Friday, March 7, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)
Sacramento Kings forward Jake LaRavia, right, attempts to tip the ball in during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs, Friday, March 7, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)
Sacramento Kings center Jonas Valanciunas, left, works against San Antonio Spurs center Bismack Biyombo, right, in the paint during the first half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 7, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)
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Fox happy to have homecoming to Sacramento behind him
San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox (4) drives to the basket past Sacramento Kings forward DeMar DeRozan (10) during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 7, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)
MINNEAPOLIS — In his 2 ½ seasons playing with Keegan Murray in Sacramento, De’Aaron Fox never heard the fourth overall pick of the 2022 NBA Draft talk trash.
That changed Friday night after Spurs rookie Stephon Castle picked up his fifth foul early in the fourth quarter.
“Get your rook, Fox,” Keegan said to his mentor.
“That’s the first time I’ve ever heard Keegan talk trash,” Fox said. “I’ve never heard him talk trash.”
It was that kind of night for the former All-Star guard, one filled with strange sites and sounds.
Zach LaVine scored 36 points and DeMar DeRozan had 22 as the Kings ruined Fox’s return to Sacramento with a 127-109 win over the Spurs before a sellout crowd of 18,332 at Golden 1 Center.
Fox finished with just 16 points on inefficient 6-of-17 shooting, including 0 for 6 from 3-point range, and a team-high eight assists in his first game in Sacramento since the Kings traded him to the Spurs on Feb. 3.
Sacramento gained LaVine from Chicago as part of the three-team trade that brought Fox to the Spurs. He made 14 of 22, including 7 of 11 from beyond the arc, en route to his sixth consecutive game with 20 or more points.
“A lot of the things were weird,” Fox said about playing in Sacramento as a visitor after 7 ½ seasons with the Kings, who drafted him fifth overall in 2017. "I’ve never spent the night at The Sawyer (hotel) before. I’ve never been in this visiting locker room. I didn’t know what the showers looked like. I didn’t know anything about what the visiting side looked like.
“But, yeah, it was definitely fun. I’m glad the first one’s over with because now I feel like it probably won’t be as anticipated anymore. But next time I’m hoping for a better game from us.”
LaVine, who played a team-high 39 minutes, said he had a little extra juice with the trade in the spotlight.
“Each game you have to put pressure on yourself, especially with how tight the West is,” LaVine said. “But anything that you can take to get a little extra each and every night (is good). And we knew how important it was with (Fox) coming back in the building, so I was going to be ready.”
The Kings, who improved to 33-29 despite playing without injured stars Domantas Sabonis and Malik Monk, led by as many as 27 points in the third and entered the fourth up by 18.
San Antonio Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox (4) goes up for a shot with Sacramento Kings guard Devin Carter, left, on defense during the second half of an NBA basketball game Friday, March 7, 2025, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Sara Nevis)
Powered by LaVine’s 16 points, Sacramento outscored the Spurs 36-16 in the second quarter to lead by 14 at the break after trailing by eight in the first quarter.
The Spurs, who fell to 26-35 and will end their two-game trip at Minnesota (36-29 after winning four in a row) Sunday night, pulled within 14 points with about four minutes left in the game on a 3-point shot by Chris Paul. But the comeback bid was thwarted when LaVine answered with a 3 of his own on his way to 10 points in the final frame.
Stephon Castle led the Spurs with 25 points off the bench before fouling out with 2:33 left.
Fox said he expected “bitter people” to let him have it, and he wasn’t wrong.
He heard boos each time he had possession of the ball in the early going, but he also received a standing ovation when the Kings played a tribute video during a timeout with 5:32 left in the first quarter.
Fox stood and acknowledged the fans with a few waves while “Thank You” flashed on the JumboTron.
“I wouldn’t say I really got emotional, but it was great,” Fox said of the video and the ovation. “I was here for so long, almost a decade, so I really do appreciate it.”
Still, the boos continued to rain down every time he touched the ball, and he finished the first half with just six points on 3-of-10 shooting after scoring just two in the first period on 1 of 5.
“I thought he handled it with class,” acting Spurs coach Mitch Johnson said of Fox’s emotional night. “I thought he handled it like a professional, what we expected him to do, and I thought he got into the flow as the game went on. He missed a lot of shots he usually makes, but he got to that normal kind of bounce and pep in his step (eventually). We saw him creating advantages everywhere on the floor.”
Castle also said he thought Fox handled things well.
“I couldn’t imagine how many emotions were running through his head playing in this game,” the rookie said. “I couldn’t tell you what was going through his mind, but just his demeanor, the way he was still connected with us, not really playing selfish in any way …I feel like he handled that pretty well.”
Despite the loss, things could be much different next season when Fox is expected to team again with Victor Wembanyama, who the Spurs ruled out for the rest of the season Feb. 20 due to a blood clot in his right shoulder.
“Fox is incredible, man,” interim Kings coach Doug Christie said. “He’s a special, special talent.”
When it was over, Fox went out to dinner with Murray, who finished with 19 points and nine rebounds.
“I love Keegan, and we still talk all the time,” Fox said.
But now some of their conversations will be of the trash-talk variety.
By Tom Orsborn, Staff writer, via San Antonio Express-News