Sacramento's Domantas Sabonis left Saturday night's game against the Houston Rockets early in the first quarter with a hamstring injury and the team said he wouldn't return.

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Sacramento's Domantas Sabonis gets helped to the locker room after suffering an apparent first-quarter injury.

DeMar DeRozan had 21 points and the Sacramento Kings overcome an early injury to Domantas Sabonis for their third straight victory, 113-103 over the Houston Rockets on Saturday night.

Sacramento's Domantas Sabonis left Saturday night's game against the Houston Rockets early in the first quarter with a hamstring injury and the team said he wouldn't return.

Sacramento released this statement Sunday: "Sacramento Kings forward-center Domantas Sabonis underwent an MRI tod

Sabonis suffered the injury on Saturday in a win over Houston. Just over one minute into the game, the big man grabbed his left hamstring while running up the court. Head coach Doug Christie immediately called timeout, and Sabonis headed to the locker room to get the injury examined, with the Kings subsequently announcing that he wouldn’t return.

Sabonis has undoubtedly been Sacramento's best player this season, averaging 19.9 points, 14.4 rebounds, and 6.3 assists per game with impressive 59.6/43.2/74.9 shooting splits. The three-time All-Star should be on his way to another All-NBA Team appearance and is the force behind Sacramento's playoff push.