Kings forward Keegan Murray has been diagnosed with a mild right calf strain after undergoing an MRI, a source tells Sean Cunningham of NBC Sacramento (Twitter link).
Murray, who sustained the injury in Tuesday’s loss to Detroit, will be reevaluated in one week, according to Cunningham. He will likely miss at least the next four contests before being checked out again.
The Kings officially confirmed the news in a press release (Twitter link via Jason Anderson of The Sacramento Bee).
Murray, 25, missed the first 15 games of the season after undergoing thumb surgery to repair a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his left thumb in mid-October.
Murray, who would rank second in the league in minutes per game (37.1) if he had made enough appearances to qualify, was averaging 14.9 points, 6.4 rebounds, 1.5 steals and 1.7 blocks in 15 outings. His shooting slash line was .438/.263/.765.
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Sabonis, DeM DeR, Westbrook >>>>
To Cavaliers ….
Garland, Allen, Ball, Two 2nd rd picks >>>>
To Kings ….
There goes the season.
It’s been gone for awhile already.
Really wonder how much Fox getting traded impacted Keegs. Certainly hasn’t looked the same since he left. His defensive presence isn’t enough to justify his extension. Needs to find his stroke if this team has any hope of competing in the next 3-4 years.