Derrick Jones Jr. to be re-evaluated in six weeks after Grade II MCL sprain
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The Los Angeles Clippers will be without forward Derrick Jones Jr. for at least six weeks after he was diagnosed with a Grade II sprain of the medial collateral ligament in his right knee, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Jones had just returned to action on December 28 following an earlier MCL sprain suffered in November. He logged four games before reinjuring the same knee.
The 26-year-old has appeared in 17 contests this season, averaging a career-best 10.4 points while shooting 40.0 percent from three-point range. He is also recording a personal-high 1.1 blocks per game.
During Jones’s previous absence from November 16 to December 28, the Clippers went 5-12. The club has 20 games remaining before the All-Star break, meaning the current timetable could sideline him for all of them.
Source: Hoops Rumors
