Kings star Zach LaVine out at least one week after MRI clarifies ankle injury originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
The Kings will be without sharpshooter Zach LaVine for at least four games, if not more, after the guard sustained an ankle injury in Sacramento’s 117-103 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday at Target Center.
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An MRI showed LaVine suffered a moderate left ankle sprain, the Kings announced Wednesday, and he will be listed as “out” and reevaluated in one week. LaVine rolled his left ankle as he drove toward the basket with 5:20 remaining in the second quarter of the defeat, but still was able to make the shot before limping to the locker room shortly after.
LaVine is averaging 20.2 points on 48.7-percent shooting from the field, 3.0 rebounds and 2.7 assists this season. He missed Sacramento’s loss to the Denver Nuggets on Dec. 11 with right thumb soreness before his short-lived return against Minnesota.
Before LaVine’s reevaluation next Wednesday, the Kings are slated to face the Trail Blazers in Portland this Thursday and then again in Sacramento on Saturday. The Kings then will play the Houston Rockets and Detroit Pistons on Sunday and Tuesday, respectively, at Golden 1 Center.
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With the current timeline provided by the team, LaVine could return for Sacramento’s home game against the Dallas Mavericks on Dec. 27.
