Rookie forward Sasha Vezenkov has been diagnosed with a grade 3 right ankle sprain and will be re-evaluated in four to six weeks, the Kings announced Tuesday.
Vezenkov sustained the injury during practice Saturday. He had just returned to the lineup against the Detroit Pistons on Feb. 7 after missing seven games with moderate right ankle sprain.
The 28-year-old played in just over five minutes in the Kings' loss to the Pistons and nearly 16 minutes in Sacramento's win over the Denver Nuggets on Friday night.
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Vezenkov sat out the Kings' 133-127 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday and will miss a large portion of the remainder of the season.
Before the injury, Vezenkov was averaging 5.6 points and 2.5 rebounds in 35 games this season.
The Kings, who currently sit No. 7 in the Western Conference with two games to play before the NBA All-Star break, signed the 2023 EuroLeague MVP to a three-year, $20 million contract in July.
