{"id":388337,"date":"2026-01-05T01:35:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T01:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/388337\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T01:35:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T01:35:08","slug":"sources-clippers-jones-jr-out-with-another-mcl-sprain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/388337\/","title":{"rendered":"Sources: Clippers’ Jones Jr. out with another MCL sprain"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ESPN<\/p>\n

Monday, January 5, 2026 1:21AM<\/p>\n

LA Clippers<\/a> forward Derrick Jones Jr<\/a>. was diagnosed with a Grade 2 right MCL sprain and will be reevaluated in six weeks, sources told ESPN’s Shams Charania on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Jones was four games into his return from another MCL sprain in the same knee, an injury that kept him out more than a month. He suffered this latest sprain in Saturday’s loss to the Boston Celtics<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Jones’ return had coincided with a recent turnaround for the Clippers, who were riding a six-game winning streak until the loss to Boston.<\/p>\n

The Clippers did get big man Ivica Zubac<\/a> back Saturday from an ankle sprain that kept him out for two weeks.<\/p>\n

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