"Kings forward Travis Outlaw had to round up a lot of tickets Saturday.

Outlaw, who played at Starkville High School in nearby Starkville, Miss., had nearly 30 family members and friends come to Saturday night's game against the Memphis Grizzlies at FedExForum.

Outlaw's playing time has declined considerably recently. Entering Saturday's game, he had played more than seven minutes once in the previous six games. He played 19 minutes and had eight points in the Kings' 128-95 loss to the Grizzlies.

The Kings claimed Outlaw off waivers after New Jersey released him as its amnesty player, which relieved the Nets of the four years and $28 million left on his contract.

The Kings have to pay Outlaw $12 million over four years after bidding $3 million to claim him Dec. 17.

He entered Saturday's game averaging 3.1 points and 1.6 rebounds, on pace for his worst season since his rookie year out of high school in 2003-04.

"There's been a lot of transition, but I'm not going to make any excuses," Outlaw said. "They get you to do a job.""