Kings' Cauley-Stein, Casspi out vs. Lakers; Rondo, McLemore will play

The Sacramento Kings will be without two key rotation pieces when they take on Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Kings at the Sleep Train Arena.

As Jason Jones of the Sacramento Bee reports, rookie Willie Cauley-Stein and veteran forward Omri Casspi will sit out Wednesday's game.

On the plus side for the Kings, Rajon Rondo and Ben McLemore will both play.

Rondo sat out Tuesday's loss to the Dallas Mavericks with back spasms.

Cauley-Stein suffered a dislocated finger and returned from a month-long absence last Saturday, but has since sat out with a lacerated finger. The sixth overall pick has been effective when he's on the court, but he's largely been in and out of the lineup in his rookie campaign.

Casspi has a back injury that also sidelined him during Tuesday's game against the Dallas Mavericks. Rondo's own back issues also kept him out of Tuesday's contest.

Despite their injuries, the Kings still managed to push Tuesday's game into double overtime before eventually falling victim to the Mavericks on Deron Williams' buzzer-beating three.