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Malik Monk injury update: Kings guard to miss multiple weeks

Malik Monk injury update: Kings guard to miss multiple weeks

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By: Charlie Cummings

Per ESPN’s Shams Charania, Kings guard Malik Monk will be re-evaluated in two weeks with a left calf strain. This will keep Monk out for the rest of the regular season and the Play-In Tournament.

Monk, 27, exited Monday’s game after playing six minutes and did not return. Now, the Kings will have to find a way to stay alive in the postseason without their fourth-leading scorer.

At 39-40, Sacramento effectively holds a two-game lead over the Dallas Mavericks for the ninth seed by owning the tiebreaker. Another win tonight all but locks up home-court advantage for the 9/10 play-in matchup. Still, this casts a pall over what has already been a difficult season. Even if Sacramento finds a way through the play-in, they’d have to face the buzzsaw Oklahoma City Thunder, presumably without Monk for the majority of the series.

Stay tuned to DK Network for live updates on his injury.

Charlie Cummings
Charlie Cummings
Charlie Cummings is a Bay Area-born writer living in Denver. A basketball junkie, he specializes in NBA and WNBA content, but also dabbles in soccer, baseball, football and hockey. You can find him on Twitter @klaytheist11 where he’s posting through it on a daily basis.
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