Harrison Barnes said he agrees with Damian Lillard's statement that he would only return to the court if there was something at stake.

“I think Dame is right. If you come back and play, you want to be playing for something," Barnes told Howard Beck on Beck's The Full 48 podcast.

Lillard said earlier this week that he would only play out this season if the Blazers had a chance to make the playoffs.

Barnes added that this current Kings team needs more game-time reps to come together as a group.

“There’s no other simulation that we can get for games. This group, where we’re at, we need to play, we need to play together, and playing for something is important.”

The Sacramento Kings will put one-third of the franchise's full-time workers on a four-month furlough beginning June 1st as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Kings President of Business Operations John Rinehart made the announcement in an email to employees.

Rinehart explained the sports and entertainment industries were hit hard by the suspension of NBA play and live events at Golden 1 Center, resulting in “an unprecedented impact on our bottom line” and “significant fiscal uncertainty about the future.”

“Since all live events have been cancelled or postponed in the arena for at least the next several months, we need to reduce our operations to meet our current economic situation,” Rinehart said in the email. “We delayed this for as long as possible but, unfortunately, the harsh economic realities facing the live sports and entertainment industries were just too much to overcome.”

The Kings will retain their employees in basketball operations as well as health and performance. 

Rinehart said all furloughed employees will continue to receive full medical benefits and the team has amended its retirement plans to ensure greater access to funds “during this time of need.”

The Sacramento Kings are bracing for what might be tens of millions of dollars in uninsured losses, sources tell the Sacramento Bee.

The stoppage in NBA play and live events at Golden 1 Center is having a “tremendous impact to the bottom line,” saying “over half of the team’s revenue is generated from hosting ticketed events in the arena.”

The Kings' new policy will apparently make refunds available for all tickets whether games are officially canceled or not.

The Kings said they intend to communicate the following to ticket holders via email by May 18: “While we await more information from the league regarding the 2019-20 season, it is our commitment to provide flexible options to ticket holders regarding impacted games. Tickets already purchased for a postponed Kings home game are eligible to be credited towards the 2020-21 season or a refund is available upon request.”