This is a huge loss defensively.
The Sacramento Kings will be without rookie center Willie Cauley-Stein approximately four to six weeks after he left their 114-97 loss to the Boston Celtics on Thursday night in Mexico City with a dislocated right index finger.
Kings say center Willie Cauley-Stein sustained an open dislocation of his right index finger versus Boston tonight and is four to six weeks.
— Marc J. Spears (@MarcJSpearsESPN) December 4, 2015
Cauley-Stein had eight points and recorded five rebounds and a block in 18 minutes, before leaving.
The sixth overall draft pick in last summers draft, Cauley-Stein is averaging 4.8 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game for the 7-13 Kings.