Following a record of 39–43 the previous season, the Kings' head coach Dave Joerger was fired on April 11, 2019.
[3] The season was suspended by the league officials following the games of March 11[4] after it was reported that Rudy Gobert had tested positive for COVID-19.
[5] On July 5, the NBA announced a return of the season which would involve 22 teams playing in the NBA Bubble at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
[6] Each of the remaining 22 teams would play eight seeding games to determine positioning for the NBA playoffs.
[7] But a 129–112 loss to the Houston Rockets eliminated the Kings from playoff contention for a 14th season in a row, extending the third longest active drought among all four North American major professional sports leagues.