Kings’ Jackson Will Sit Out Opener

Guard Bobby Jackson will sit out the Sacramento Kings’ playoff opener today against the Dallas Mavericks because of the abdominal injury that has bothered him for two months.

Jackson, the NBA’s top sixth man last season, sat out 28 of the Kings’ final 29 regular-season games because of a strained muscle in his abdomen. He was activated from the injured list this month, but Coach Rick Adelman isn’t certain whether the point guard will play again this season.

“We were really hoping he was going to be able to play, but I don’t think you’re going to see him,” Adelman said.

Jackson averaged 13.8 points and 3.5 rebounds. The Kings have no backup point guard behind Mike Bibby and will use shooting guards Doug Christie and Anthony Peeler when Bibby is not in the game.

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Indiana Pacer forward Reggie Miller won the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award for exemplary community service.

Miller, who lost his home in a 1997 fire, created the Reggie Miller Foundation to help raise money for young burn victims in the Indianapolis area. The foundation has raised more than $600,000 since 1999.

Miller also holds a charity bowling event each year, invites young burn victims to his house for movie nights and frequently makes unannounced visits to children’s hospitals.