{
  "id": 19548650,
  "title": "Darius Acuff frustrated with Kings brutal 1-10 record despite his hot start in the NBA: 'I'm not a loser'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/darius-acuff-frustrated-with-kings-brutal-1-10-record-despite-his-hot",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-11T20:48:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/darius-acuff-frustrated-with-kings-brutal-1-10-record-despite-his-hot-start-in-the-nba-im-not-a-loser-204823834.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Rookie Darius Acuff is upset with the Sacramento Kings' abysmal 1-10 record after their latest loss to the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night. \"I'm not a loser, so it's not fun,\" he said, via ESPN. \"But like I said, it's an 82-game season, so hopefully something will stick.\" Acuff put up 29 points in the 107-100 defeat, shooting 10-of-21 from the field, recording six assists and picking up four rebounds. The 19-year-old Kings selection with the seventh overall pick this summer has been exceptionally impressive so far, averaging 26.2 points and 7.3 assists per game, both of which place him among the top 12 players in the league. He shattered the rookie 3-point record set by Michael Jordan when he hit nine of them in a Grizzlies loss last month, and has amassed 288 points through the team's first 11 contests, the most by a rookie in that span since Jordan's 1984 season. Despite Acuff's stellar performance, the team remains 0-6 at home in the Golden 1 Center, with their only victory coming against Dallas. They've lost four straight and face Portland on Friday. The Kings are tied for the worst record in the Western Conference alongside the Jazz, while the Bucks and Bulls lag behind with 1-10 and 1-8 records, respectively. Acuff acknowledges the disappointment, saying, \"I don't know what to do. I feel like we're trying, everybody as a whole. We're just not coming out with the win. '1-10 just don't sound right.\"",
  "summary": "The Kings fell to the Orlando Magic 107-100 on Tuesday night, and now hold one of the worst records in the NBA.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Newsweek",
        "title": "Kings’ Darius Acuff Jr Makes Blunt Admission Amid 1-10 Start",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/kings-darius-acuff-jr-makes-blunt-admission-amid-1-10-start",
        "published": "2026-11-11T15:11:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}