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ClippersDerrick Jones Jr. Diagnosed With Grade 2 Right MCL Sprain, Re-Evaluation Set in Six Weeks

The wing re-injured the same knee in his fourth game back after a month-long absence.

Overview

  • Jones was hurt in the fourth quarter of Saturday’s loss to the Celtics at the Intuit Dome after a midcourt collision with Payton Pritchard.
  • He left after logging 19 points on 8-of-9 shooting with four rebounds, two assists and one block in 25 minutes.
  • The injury comes shortly after he missed 17 games for a prior right MCL sprain initially suffered on Nov. 16 against Boston.
  • Jones said an MRI was scheduled to determine next steps, with the team planning to re-evaluate him in six weeks.
  • His absence trims the Clippers’ wing depth, and analysts expect increased minutes for Kawhi Leonard, Kobe Sanders, John Collins and Nicolas Batum.