Domantas Sabonis sustains hand injury, might be out several weeks / News - Basketnews.com

Despite their encouraging season run, the Sacramento Kings might have to do without Domantas Sabonis for the foreseeable future.

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Domantas Sabonis had to leave the King's game against the Wizards on Friday night three minutes before the end, suffering a hit in his right hand.

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He had X-rays after the game, which revealed an injury, according to ESPN's Andrew Wojnarowski, but the nature of the injury is not yet known. He will undergo further examinations to learn more and see what the treatment options are.

Will the Kings have to do without Domas for a few weeks? Currently, there's no definitive answer to that question, but ESPN reports that there's concern in Sacramento.

Woj reports that at the moment, it's unclear if he will be ruled out, and it could depend on his pain tolerance. Sacramento fears that a fracture would put him on the sidelines for weeks, even months.

That could be bad news for the Kings if they had to do without the Lithuanian big man, the author of a triple-double on Friday. Over the last 5 games, Sabonis has posted incredible averages of 21 points on 61.5% FG, 18.4 rebounds, 8.6 assists, and 1 steal.

With 17 wins for 14 losses, the Kings are, for the moment, standing in 6th place in the Western Conference. Securing a playoff spot would be a first since 2006 for the Sacramento club, which is experiencing the longest period of drought in NBA history.

Since the start of the campaign, Domantas Sabonis has averaged 17.9 points, 12.4 rebounds, and 6.7 assists. He is thus the best rebounder in the NBA season, just ahead of Rudy Gobert (12.3).

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