Former Kentucky guard De’Aaron Fox was named Western Conference Player of the Week after scoring 109 points in 24 hours over the weekend.
Fox, who averaged 40.5 points per game last week, dropped a career-high 60 points on the Timberwolves on Friday night. The next night, Fox followed that up with 49 points and 9 assists in a win over the Jazz.
Here is a release from the Kings about Fox:
109 points in 24 hours is bonkers pic.twitter.com/cZTzxRZdxa
— Sacramento Kings (@SacramentoKings) November 17, 2024
Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox has been named the Western Conference Player of the Week for games played between Nov. 11 and Nov. 17, the NBA announced today. Fox averaged 40.5 points (57.4 FG%, 57.1 3pt%, 81.0 FT%), 4.5 rebounds, 7.3 assists and 2.0 steals in four games over the course of the week.
Fox has now earned Western Conference Player of the Week honors six times in his career, passing DeMarcus Cousins (5) for the second-most Player of the Week awards in franchise history. He led the league in several categories over the past week, including points per game, total points (162), field goals made (58), free throws made (34), total clutch points (21) and clutch field goals made (7).
Fox posted his fourth double-double of the season with 29 points and 10 assists in a win vs. Phoenix on Nov. 13. He followed that up with a 60-point performance vs. Minnesota on Nov. 15, setting the single-game franchise scoring record, shooting 22-of-35 from the field, 6-for-10 from 3-point range and 10-of-11 at the free-throw line. Against the Timberwolves, Fox scored 33 second half points, the second-most by a Kings player since the 1996-97 season, including 20 in the fourth quarter alone. He then posted 49 points, going 16-for-30 from the floor, and knocking down 14 free throws, to go with nine assists and a pair of steals in a win vs. Utah on Nov. 16. Per Elias Sports Bureau, Fox is the first player to total 109+ points in consecutive days since Kobe Bryant (110, 3/22-3/23/2007), and just the third player in NBA history, also joining Wilt Chamberlain. His 109 points set a franchise record for total scoring over a two-game stretch, surpassing Cousins (104, 1/23-1/25/2016).
