<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/kings-news-malik-monk-set-for-injury-return-vs-thunder');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ Malik Monk set for injury return vs. Thunder');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Kings-news-Malik-Monk-set-for-injury-return-vs.-Thunder.jpg"></figure><h1>Kings’ Malik Monk set for injury return vs. Thunder</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-25T13:13:50-08:00">November 25th, 1:13pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-25T13:49:01-08:00">November 25th, 1:49pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Sacramento Kings (8-9) <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-mike-brown-real-kings-poor-showing-clippers-loss">could use a jolt</a> after dropping three straight games, all of which coming against teams they are supposed to be above on the NBA hierarchy this season. Luckily for fans, reinforcements are arriving immediately. Malik Monk is expected to <a href="https://x.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1861151855113601111" rel="noopener">return for Monday night’s matchup</a> against the Oklahoma City Thunder (12-4), according to insider Chris Haynes.</p><p>The Sixth Man of the Year runner-up “will go through warmups with the intention” of playing.” He has missed the last seven games with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-malik-monk-out-two-weeks-ankle-injury">an ankle injury</a>. Sacramento went 2-5 during that span. When Monk is not on the floor, this team’s is not much of a threat. Look no further than last season.</p><h2><b>Malik Monk is X-factor for Kings</b></h2><p>The 26-year-old shooting guard is struggling profusely from behind the 3-point line through 10 games (27.9 percent), but he is the type of player who can heat up at a moment’s notice. 10 p.m. ET would be an ideal time for him to do it. While the Kings are only four and a half games behind the first-place Golden State Warriors and Thunder, it is important to start strong in a deep Western Conference.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-deaaron-fox-follows-60-point-game-another-historic-explosion">De’Aaron Fox is sizzling</a> right now, scoring nearly 29 points on 51 percent shooting to go with 1.7 steals per game. He could use some help, though. Monk averages 11.7 points in 21.7 minutes for his career, possessing the valuable ability to make a big impact in a short amount of time. He just needs to stay healthy long enough to get into a groove.</p><p>This is a pivotal year for head coach Mike Brown and the Kings franchise as a whole. The addition of DeMar DeRozan is supposed to be accompanied by definitive growth. An exit in the NBA Play-In Tournament or first round of the postseason will not suffice. The roster will inevitably be disassembled, or at the very least shuffled, if the team does not meet the standard of success the organization has clearly set for the 2024-25 season.</p><p>That sense of urgency should be present in the Golden 1 Center in a few hours.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ Malik Monk set for injury return vs. Thunder

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/kings-news-domantas-sabonis-demar-derozan-malik-monk-injury-return');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ Domantas Sabonis, DeMar DeRozan, Malik Monk on verge of injury return');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Domantas-Sabonis-DeMar-DeRozan-Malik-Monk-on-verge-of-injury-return.jpg"></figure><h1>Kings’ Domantas Sabonis, DeMar DeRozan, Malik Monk on verge of injury return</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-19T11:54:05-08:00">November 19th, 11:54am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-19T11:54:05-08:00">November 19th, 11:54am</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Sacramento Kings currently find themselves 8-7 on the season and in the middle of the pack when it comes to other teams fighting for positioning in the Western Conference standings. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-deaaron-fox-follows-60-point-game-another-historic-explosion">De’Aaron Fox has been on an offensive tear as of late</a>, but this team’s full potential has been hampered by injury concerns that have forced Domantas Sabonis, DeMar DeRozan, and Malik Monk to miss time.</p><p>Whereas DeRozan has missed the team’s last three games with what is being labeled as lower back tightness, Sabonis has been sidelined for just the last two games with a lower back injury as well. Monk has missed the most time, as he’s been out five straight games with a moderate right ankle sprain he suffered against the Phoenix Suns on Nov. 7 in Phoenix.</p><p>With Fox looking to get some help in order to ensure the success of this organization, it appears as if his prayers have been answered. Monk, who is a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2024-25-nba-media-poll-full-picks-mvp-rookie-of-the-year-nba-finals-more">favorite for Sixth Man of the Year</a>, has been <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/42474578/kings-monk-derozan-sabonis-cleared-court-work">cleared for individual on-court workouts</a> and will be reevaluated by the team’s medical staff in the coming days before returning to the court, according to Kendra Andrews of ESPN.</p><p>Both DeRozan and Sabonis have also been cleared to resume individual on-court activities, making the two All-Stars day-to-day and potentially able to return in the team’s next game against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday.</p><p>After losing by one point to the Atlanta Hawks on Monday night, the Kings have several days of rest before their matchup in Los Angeles. This gives Monk, DeRozan, and Sabonis plenty of time to potentially make their returns.</p><p>With this said, Kings head coach Mike Brown has made it clear that the <a href="https://www.sacbee.com/sports/nba/sacramento-kings/article295768549.html" rel="noopener">team isn’t going to rush</a> any of their injured players back and instead focus on getting them to 100 percent over anything else.</p><p>“Obviously, we want our guys to be healthy,” head coach Mike Brown told reporters ahead of the team’s loss on Monday, according to Jason Anderson of the Sacramento Bee. “Our medical team is going to keep doing what they’re doing, our guys are going to keep doing what they’re doing to get better, and when they come back, it will be great. Otherwise, we’ve got to have next man up tonight, embrace the small things and details, and try to get a win.”</p><p>It is clear to see why the Kings would struggle without Monk, DeRozan, and Sabonis, as these are three of their top five scoring options. DeRozan has been the most impactful scorer in Sacramento next to Fox, as the veteran has averaged 22.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 4.1 assists per game while shooting 52.6 percent from the floor.</p><p>Despite the Kings lacking offensive production in recent games, Fox has really stepped up and answered the call. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-deaaron-fox-historic-60-loss-timberwolves">Fox scored a career-high 60 points</a> in a 130-126 overtime loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, followed up by a 49-point performance in a four-point win over the Utah Jazz on Saturday.</p><p>Only Fox and Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant have scored at least 109 points over a two-night span over the last 50 years. Wilt Chamberlain is the only player in league history to achieve such a feat, as he did so 15 times in his career. To keep things short, Wilt was simply unreal and put up video game-like numbers every time he took the court.</p><p>The Kings will provide clearer injury updates and timeframes for the potential returns of DeRozan, Sabonis, and Fox ahead of Friday night’s game against the Clippers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ Domantas Sabonis, DeMar DeRozan, Malik Monk on verge of injury return

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/kings-news-malik-monk-out-two-weeks-ankle-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Malik Monk out at least two weeks with ankle injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Malik-Monk-out-at-least-two-weeks-with-ankle-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Malik Monk out at least two weeks with ankle injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-11T16:42:06-08:00">November 11th, 4:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-11T16:42:06-08:00">November 11th, 4:42pm</time><address><a>Nathan Yasis</a>Nathan Yasis is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints, specializing in the NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Sacramento Kings guard <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-malik-monk-injury-update-spurs-showdown">Malik Monk will not play in Monday’s game</a> against the San Antonio Spurs due to an ankle injury he sustained during Sunday’s victory over the Phoenix Suns.</p><p>The Kings have announced Malik Monk will be <a href="https://x.com/BrettSiegelNBA/status/1856118136937832569" rel="noopener">sidelined for at least two weeks</a> due to a moderate right ankle sprain. X-rays revealed no structural damage, and he will be re-evaluated in two weeks.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-malik-monk-forced-locker-room-after-suffering-injury-vs-suns">Monk injured his right ankle</a> during the Kings’ 127-118 overtime victory over the Suns at Footprint Center in Phoenix. The injury occurred in the second quarter when Monk seemed to twist his ankle after stepping on Mason Plumlee’s foot while trying to maneuver around a screen.</p><p>The Kings guard was assisted to his feet and limped off the court, making his way directly to the locker room with the help of the team’s medical staff. Shortly after, the Kings confirmed that he would not return to the game.</p><h2><b>Malik Monk missing some games due to his ankle sprain</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Kings-Malik-Monk-on-the-court.jpg"><figcaption>Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Sacramento is now preparing for the likelihood that Monk could miss several games due to his injury.</p><p>“He’s had a great season for us so far. He’s another ballhandler, playmaker (and) defensively he’s been doing a fantastic job, and to lose somebody as dynamic as him, it’s tough, but … next man up. We have to have a next-man-up mentality,” said <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-mike-brown-important-malik-monk-update-exit-warriors-game">Kings head coach Mike Brown</a>.</p><p>Monk is currently averaging 13.6 points, 3.0 rebounds, and 2.9 assists in his eighth NBA season. He previously played alongside Kings point guard De’Aaron Fox at Kentucky before being selected 11th overall in the 2017 NBA Draft.</p><p>This is Monk’s third season with the Kings, having re-signed with the team over the summer on a new four-year, $78 million deal.</p><p>Monk finished as the runner-up for the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award last season, posting career highs with 15.4 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 5.1 assists. However, he was sidelined for the final nine regular-season games and the two play-in games due to a sprained right MCL.</p><h2><b>Kings bench needing to step up in Monk’s absence</b></h2><p>With Monk out, Sacramento’s bench takes a significant hit, and the Kings now face a major challenge with his absence.</p><p>While Sacramento’s starting lineup has been one of the top units in the league to start the season, their bench play has been underwhelming.</p><p>The Kings’ bench has been heavily reliant on defense and rebounding, with Malik Monk contributing significantly to the offense. Monk has tallied 126 points, 28 assists, 30 rebounds, 9 steals, and 4 blocks, while the rest of the bench has combined for 105 points, 22 assists, 69 rebounds, 21 steals, and 22 blocks. To compensate for Monk’s absence, someone else will need to step up in scoring and playmaking.</p><p>The Kings still have Keon Ellis and Trey Lyles to step up, but neither can fully replace what Malik Monk brings. Ellis is more of a three-and-D player, rather than a spark off the bench like Monk, while Lyles, typically a reliable scorer, has had a rough start to the season with a 39.1% true shooting percentage.</p><p>Sacramento will be hoping Monk’s absence is brief, as the team will need his scoring ability to maintain their offensive balance.</p><p>With Malik Monk out, the Kings’ second unit faces a significant challenge as they take on a tough Spurs team in the second game of a back-to-back.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Malik Monk out at least two weeks with ankle injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/kings-news-malik-monk-injury-update-spurs-showdown');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ Malik Monk gets injury update for Spurs showdown');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Kings-new-Malik-Monk-gets-injury-update-for-Spurs-showdown.jpg"></figure><h1>Kings’ Malik Monk gets injury update for Spurs showdown</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-11T09:27:42-08:00">November 11th, 9:27am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-11T10:24:35-08:00">November 11th, 10:24am</time><address><a>Joshua Valdez</a>Joshua Valdez started his journalism career as the Sports Editor for the Rutgers University newspaper before becoming an associate editor and Washington Wizards/Mystics reporter for ClutchPoints. He is a diehard Yankees, Jets, Knicks, Rutgers, and Tottenham Hotspur fan. When Joshua is not either watching a game or writing about one, you can find him in an art-house movie theater or working on a screenplay.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Sacramento <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-malik-monk-teammate-massive-potential-break-out">Kings guard Malik Monk</a> has gotten off to a solid start in his third season with the club, but he now has a new issue to deal with. The veteran will miss Monday night’s game against the San Antonio Spurs due to an<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-malik-monk-forced-locker-room-after-suffering-injury-vs-suns"> ankle injury he suffered against the Phoenix Suns</a> on Sunday.</p><p>The ailment is <a href="https://x.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1855999282475929973" rel="noopener">still being evaluated</a>, via senior NBA insider Chris Haynes.</p><p>Monk got hurt <a href="https://www.sacbee.com/sports/nba/sacramento-kings/article295359409.html" rel="noopener">while getting around a screen</a> against the Suns, via The Sacramento Bee’s Jason Anderson.</p><p>“The Kings lost Monk when he went down with an injury early in the second quarter. Monk appeared to have rolled his right ankle when he stepped on Mason Plumlee’s foot while trying to get around a screen,” Anderson reported. “After being helped to his feet, Monk hobbled off the floor and headed straight to the locker room with members of the team’s medical staff. A short time later, the Kings announced Monk would not return.”</p><p>Monk is averaging 12.6 points on 44.2% shooting with three rebounds and 2.8 assists across 25 minutes per game this season. Will Sacramento handle San Antonio without him?</p><h2><b>Kings still outmatch Spurs without Malik Monk</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Malik-Monk-shooting.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Terada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While Sacramento will miss Monk, San Antonio is also without Jeremy Sochan, who’s averaging 15.4 points on 51.2% shooting with 7.7 rebounds and three rebounds. Third-year guard Malaki Branham, who’s averaging 10 points on 52.5% shooting, is also a game-time decision.</p><p>As a result, the Spurs will heavily rely on star big man Victor Wembanyama, as they have no other major scoring threats on the roster. The Kings have all of their main players available, and their “big three” of DeMar DeRozan (25.2 PPG), De’Aaron Fox (24.2 PPG), and Damontas Sabonis (20.5 PPG) are all in good form. Keegan Murray (14.4 PPG) and Kevin Huerter (11.3 PPG) have been effective role players as well.</p><p>While it’s too early to analyze standing, Sacramento is off to a solid start at 6-4, just two games behind the top Western Conference teams.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kings’ Malik Monk gets injury update for Spurs showdown

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/kings-news-malik-monk-forced-locker-room-after-suffering-injury-vs-suns');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kings’ Malik Monk forced to locker room after suffering injury vs. Suns');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Malik-Monk-forced-to-locker-room-after-suffering-injury-vs.jpg"></figure><h1>Kings’ Malik Monk forced to locker room after suffering injury vs. Suns</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-10T18:25:02-08:00">November 10th, 6:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-10T18:25:02-08:00">November 10th, 6:25pm</time><address><a>Michael Whitaker</a>Michael Whitaker is an experienced NHL and NFL writer and also covers local Detroit sports for Bally Sports Detroit. He has a Bachelor's Degree in journalism from Eastern Michigan University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-vs-suns-prediction-odds-pick-11-10-2024">Sacramento Kings are in action on Sunday night against the Phoenix Suns</a> at Footprint Center in downtown Phoenix, but they’ve suffered a significant setback in their rotation.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/kings-news-malik-monk-teammate-massive-potential-break-out">Shooting guard Malik Monk was</a> injured when he inadvertently stepped on Mason Plumlee’s foot, and his ankle twisted awkwardly. His physical distress was immediately evident, and he hobbled to the sidelines before eventually departing the game.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Malik Monk hobbled to the locker room after stepping on Mason Plumlee's foot.</p><p>Hope he's okay 🙏<a href="https://t.co/EVexgSkQyw">pic.twitter.com/EVexgSkQyw</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPoints/status/1855788422670983526?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 11, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>According to an official update from the Kings, Monk’s night is over and <a href="https://x.com/SacramentoKings/status/1855790777156116651" rel="noopener">he will not be returning</a> to the game. At the time of his injury, Monk had played in eight minutes and had a pair of assists along with four points.</p><p>While the extent of his injury isn’t yet clear, the fact that he won’t be returning on Sunday night leaves the Kings with a significant absence in their second unit. So far this season, Monk has averaged 13.6 points per game and 2.9 assists per game.</p><h2><b>Kings SG Malik Monk is the reigning NBA 6th Man of the Year runner-up </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Malik-Monk-shooting.jpg"><figcaption>Kyle Terada-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>After earning consensus All-American honors in his lone season playing collegiately with Kentucky, Monk went pro and was selected in the first round of the 2017 NBA Draft by the Charlotte Hornets.</p><p>However, he ran afoul of the NBA’s Substance Abuse policy and was suspended indefinitely in February of 2020; he would be reinstated in June of the same year after being found to be compliant in the League’s anti-drug program.</p><p>Eventually taking his talents to the Los Angeles Lakers, Monk appeared in 76 games in the 2021-22 NBA season (starting 37 of them) and averaged 13.8 points per game.</p><p>He joined the Sacramento Kings on a two-year, $19 million deal in 2022. After averaging a career-best 15.4 points per game and 5.1 assists per game while shooting 44.3% from the field, he earned another multi-year deal with Sacramento. While terms weren’t disclosed, it was revealed the deal was a four-year pact worth $78 million.</p><p>He also finished as the runner-up as the NBA’s 6th Man of the Year.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
15.7	3.6	4.9	0.7	0.8

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
15.7	3.6	4.9	0.7	0.8

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