"The 25-year-old wing appeared to sustain a non-contact injury after throwing down a fast break dunk in the third quarter against the Brooklyn Nets on Sunday. He limped down the floor going the other way not involving himself in the play and immediately exited to the locker room at the next stoppage. "We did obviously some imaging last night, some further examinations this morning," said head coach Darko Rajakovic before a win against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday. "Looks very promising, very good."
""I don't expect anybody to step up in his shoes and to be different than RJ. "We have multiple players that can bring different dimension to our starters. Is that more defensive minded? Is that more spacing offensively? I think those couple of days that RJ is going to be out is going to be good routine for us to explore and see what it looks like and who can help us the best.""
RJ Barrett sustained a non-contact right-knee injury after a fast-break dunk and exited the game; imaging showed no structural damage and the injury is a sprain. Barrett will be reevaluated in seven days and is expected to miss at least one week. He is averaging 19.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists this season and has increased his true shooting percentage from 54.7 to 60.4 on lower usage. Coach Darko Rajakovic emphasized Barrett's unique value and said the team will use the short absence to explore lineup options. Ja'Kobe Walter started in Barrett's place and contributed defense, holding Donovan Mitchell to 6-of-20 overall and 2-of-8 when guarded directly, while posting five points, three rebounds, one assist and two steals.
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