Kings provide positive injury updates on DeRozan, Sabonis, Monk originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
The Kings shared positive injury updates on three key players on Monday.
Malik Monk (right ankle) was reevaluated Monday and cleared for individual on-court workouts. He has missed the last four games since sustaining an ankle injury during the second half of Sacramento’s 127-118 overtime win against the Phoenix Suns on Nov. 10 at Footprint Center.
He will remain out for the Kings’ contest against the Atlanta Hawks on Monday and will be reevaluated “in the coming days,” the team announced.
The positive news delivered for two other key players in DeMar DeRozan and Domantas Sabonis, who are nursing lower back injuries. Both players have been cleared for individual on-court workouts and are considered durable going forward.
DeRozan and Sabonis are both listed as out for Monday’s game.
But Monday’s update is certainly a positive sign ahead of a big NBA Cup game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night in Los Angeles.
“Obviously, we want our guys to be healthy, but I’m thinking about tonight before Friday,” Brown said before the game on Monday. “So our medical team is going to keep doing what they’re doing. Our guys are going to keep doing what they’re doing to get better, and when they come back, man, it’s going to be great.
“But otherwise, we have that next guy [mentality] tonight, and embrace the little things, the details, and try to win.”
