Kings guard-forward Daeqwon Plowden is out with an illness, according to the Wednesday afternoon injury report. He will miss tonight's game against the Lakers, and the report lists Nov. 6 as his expected return.
What happened
The Kings listed Daeqwon Plowden as out on the injury report posted Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 4:17 p.m. ET. The reason is illness, categorized as Other. No earlier status for him appears on the report. The report's comment on Plowden recapped his last game: three points on 1-of-3 shooting, three rebounds and one assist in 16 minutes during Sunday's 123-112 loss to the Grizzlies. The report gives an expected return date of Nov. 6. It does not say when he will be cleared to practice.
What it means for the Kings
Sacramento plays the Lakers tonight at 10 p.m. ET. The Kings are 1-6 and sit 14th in the standings. Plowden is a 28-year-old reserve. In six games he averages 12.2 minutes, 2.5 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists. The Kings are 1-5 with him and 0-1 without him. Keegan Murray is also out with an ankle issue, so his minutes are not available. In box scores without Plowden, Emanuel Sharp has played 18.3 minutes and Jonathan Mogbo 17.3. Ben Simmons and Maxime Raynaud are out too. Sacramento has no announced plan for how the minutes will be split.
What to watch
The next injury report will show whether the Nov. 6 return date holds. The Kings have not announced anything beyond that date. Watch who picks up the wing minutes tonight against the Lakers, with Murray also out. Sacramento then needs a result to climb out of the bottom of the standings. Plowden's role is small, so the larger test is how the Kings handle a thin rotation. Simmons and Raynaud are both listed out, and no return date for either is announced.
Is Daeqwon Plowden playing vs the Lakers?
No. The Kings listed Plowden as out with an illness on the injury report posted Wednesday, Nov. 4, at 4:17 p.m. ET. Sacramento faces the Lakers at 10 p.m. ET.
When will Daeqwon Plowden be back?
The injury report lists an expected return of Nov. 6. The Kings have not announced anything further about his status.