Domantas Sabonis to miss at least four Kings' games with knee injury / News - Basketnews.com

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A magnetic resonance imaging examination revealed some positive news regarding the extent of the injury Kings center Domantas Sabonis sustained in Sunday’s loss to the Phoenix Suns.

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According to ESPN's Andrew Wojnarowski, 25-year-old Sabonis has a bruised left knee and will be reevaluated once the team returns from its upcoming five-game road trip. The Kings said in a statement that an MRI revealed no structural damage.

Sabonis, a two-time All-Star, who was acquired in a trade deadline deal with Indiana, injured his knee in a collision with Phoenix Suns forward Mikal Bridges on Sunday.

In that game, the Lithuanian big man finished with 18 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists in 31 minutes. He was coming off of his biggest game of the season in Friday’s loss to the Boston Celtics after becoming the first Kings player to have 30 points and 20 rebounds in a game since DeMarcus Cousins on Nov. 28, 2016.

The Kings acquired Sabonis, Justin Holiday and Jeremy Lamb in the deal that sent Tyrese Haliburton, Buddy Hield and Tristan Thompson to the Pacers ahead of the February trade deadline. Sabonis has averaged 18.9 points, 12.3 rebounds and 5.8 assists in 15 games for Sacramento.

Making the playoffs is no longer realistic with the Kings (25-48) sitting six games behind the New Orleans Pelicans for the Western Conference’s final play-in spot with nine games remaining.

The Kings will have four games left upon Sabonis's knee reevaluation on April 2.

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