Clippers’ wing Derrick Jones Jr. suffers Grade 2 MCL sprain, to be re-evaluated in six weeks
In November, the Celtics’ Jaylen Brown collided with Derrick Jones Jr. and left the Clippers wing with a Grade 2 sprain of his proper MCL, which ended up costing him 17 video games.
Saturday night time, 4 video games after Jones’ return, the Celtics’ Payton Pritchard collided with Jones’ identical proper knee going for a free ball, inflicting an harm that pressured Jones to depart the sport. Jones has been recognized with a Grade 2 MCL sprain on the identical knee and can be re-evaluated in six weeks, the Clippers introduced. He probably returns simply after the All-Star Sport.
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Whereas that is not excellent news, it is also not the worst-case state of affairs.
Jones has been a part of why issues have been working for the Clippers of late. He’s averaging a career-best 10.4 factors a recreation whereas taking pictures 40% from 3-point vary.
Jones joins different Clippers wings Bradley Beal and Bogdan Bogdanovic as out when the Clippers host the Warriors as a part of Peacock NBA Monday this week.
