Derrick Jones Jr. out at least 6 weeks with MCL sprain
Los Angeles The Clippers have already dealt with some serious injuries early in the season, and they continue to get hit. The latest injury is yes Derrick Jones Jr., and he is expected to miss extended time with a Grade 2 MCL sprain in his right knee, per ESPN’s Shams Charania and Tomer Azerli of ClutchPoints.
“Los Angeles Clippers forward Derrick Jones Jr. suffered a sprained MCL in his right knee and will be re-evaluated in six weeks, sources told ESPN. Jones was averaging a career-high 10.9 points per game before his injury Sunday in Boston,” Charania wrote on X, formerly Twitter.
The Clippers wing depth is definitely being tested and they will have to rely on some of the younger players to produce for the next month. Outside of Jones, the Clippers are still waiting to bring back Kawhi Leonard as he continues to deal with a sprained ankle.
Before their game last week against the Denver Nuggets, the Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank talked about Leonard’s injury.
“He’s making progress,” Frank said. “With Kawhi, it wasn’t just a sprained ankle. He also had a significant sprain in his foot. His ankle, when he sprained his ankle, also set off a mechanism in his foot. He’s progressing really well. We’ll continue to treat him, he’ll feel better on the road, but we’ll probably be better next week.”
The Clippers have already lost Bradley Beal for the season after he suffered a broken hip, and are looking for more players to step up and provide the scoring they expected Beal and Leonard to take over. Jones was supposed to be one of those players, but now they will have to rely more on James Harden, as well as Ivica Zubac, Nikolas Batum, John Collins, Bogdan Bogdanovic and others.
2025-11-17 22:11:00
