Report: Ty Lawson missed team flight to preseason game

Ty Lawson is starting off his tenure with the Sacramento Kings in hot water.

According to a report, the Sacramento Kings guard missed a couple of major team events Friday, including a flight to a preseason game.

ESPN’s Marc Stein reports the news:

Story posting now: League sources say Ty Lawson must explain himself to Kings officials after missing the team's Friday flight to Kentucky.

— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) October 16, 2016

ESPN sources say Lawson, who has been playing well in camp, was late for a shootaround, then missed the Kings' trip to the game in Lexington

— Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) October 16, 2016

The Kings played the Wizards in a preseason game at Rupp Arena in Lexington, Kentucky on Saturday. They won it 124-119.

Lawson agreed to a one-year deal with the Kings in August. Many teams stayed away from him given some of his issues, such as a DUI arrest that caused him to miss some games, as well as other alcohol problems. He had been looking good for the Kings in the preseason until this. The team was expecting Lawson to start at point guard to open the season with Darren Collison set to miss eight games due to a suspension.