The Sacramento Kings will likely be with out star participant Domantas Sabonis for not less than 10 days after he sustained a average sprain to his proper ankle. Sabonis was injured in the course of the third quarter of the Kings’ 132-122 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday, additionally struggling a reduce to his left eye after going face to face with Luke Kennard. An MRI confirmed the sprain, and the Kings plan to reevaluate Sabonis in 10 days. Monk said, “I’m all the time involved when my teammate’s not on the courtroom, I actually didn’t see the play till I regarded up. It regarded fairly unhealthy. However Doman is robust. He’ll most likely be again ahead of we expect,” he informed reporters. This harm follows his latest return from a left hamstring challenge that prompted him to overlook 5 video games earlier in March. Sacramento is 3-6 this season with out him within the lineup.
Sabonis, who’s main the NBA with a powerful 13.9 rebounds per recreation, has additionally been averaging 19.2 factors and 6.2 assists. Along with his absence, Jonas Valanciunas is anticipated to step into the beginning lineup. Whereas Sabonis is in restoration, the Kings have signed ahead Terry Taylor to a 10-day contract, who has been performing nicely within the G League.
At present holding a 34-33 document, Sacramento sits in ninth place within the Western Convention, two video games forward of the Dallas Mavericks. They’ll kick off a six-game homestand on 3/19, however the schedule will conclude with six of their final 9 video games on the highway as they goal to stay aggressive within the Play-In Match race.
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