Kings' Haliburton to miss remainder of season

Sacramento Kings guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) during the third quarter against the Washington Wizards at Golden 1 Center. Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

Kings rookie Tyrese Haliburton to miss remainder of season with knee injury

By Erin Walsh | Last updated 5/5/21

Sacramento Kings rookie Tyrese Haliburton received both good and bad news on Tuesday evening after suffering a knee injury during Sunday's 111-99 win over the Dallas Mavericks.

According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, Haliburton's MRI revealed no ligament damage to his left knee. However, he will likely miss the remainder of the season.

ESPN Sources: Sacramento Kings guard Tyrese Haliburton has no ligament damage to his left knee, an MRI revealed, but likely will miss the rest of the season. Haliburton won’t require surgery and is expected to make a full recovery.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) May 5, 2021

Haliburton suffered the injury in the third quarter of Sunday's game when he went behind his back with the dribble to change direction and clipped Josh Richardson's heel.

The 21-year-old has been one of the best rookies in the NBA this season, averaging 13 points, three rebounds and 5.3 assists per game while shooting 47.2% from the field and 40.9% from deep.

The Kings have seven games remaining on the regular season and are 12th in the Western Conference with a 28-37 record. Seeing as how Sacramento will likely miss the playoffs for the 15th consecutive season, it's better that Haliburton focuses on getting healthy for the 2021-22 campaign.

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