Sacramento Kings' Marvin Bagley faces two weeks out with knee sprain
Friday 1 March 2019 07:00, UK
Sacramento Kings rookie forward Marvin Bagley III has suffered a sprained left knee on Wednesday and could miss one to two weeks, the team has announced.
The No. 2 overall pick from Duke could miss as many as five games, and will be re-evaluated in one to two weeks.
Near the end of the third quarter in Wednesday night's game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Bagley fell after running into a screen by the Bucks' Malcom Brogdon, and held his left knee while letting out a scream. He eventually was helped off the court by team-mates Harry Giles and Kosta Koufos and didn't return to the game.
Averaging 18.4 points, 9.7 rebounds, 4.3 free throws made and 30.4 minutes in nine February games before Wednesday night, Bagley collected nine points and seven rebounds in 18 minutes against the Bucks, who beat the Kings' 141-140 in overtime. Bagley's left leg was in a knee brace after the game, when he talked with his team-mates.
The Kings are currently in the No 9 seed in the Western Conference standings, two games behind the Los Angeles Clippers for the conference's final playoff spot.
After suffering a bone bruise in the same knee in December, Bagley missed 11 games through the first week of January. This season, he is averaging 13.9 points and 7.2 rebounds over 47 games.
