Derrick Jones Jr. Rumors

Tomer Azarly: Derrick Jones Jr. and Rui Hachimura are both OUT for the Clippers tonight with right knee soreness. Max Strus has been cleared to make his regular season debut tonight against the Raptors.

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Justin Russo: Derrick Jones Jr. on Isaiah Jackson starting: “Honestly, I think he’s one of the fastest big men in the league. He’s up there with me. So, honestly, you have him running one side, me running on the other side, I love our chances. He brings a lot to the table.”

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Ohm Youngmisuk: Ty Lue said Darius Garland, Max Strus, Derrick Jones Jr., Rui Hachimura and Isaiah Jackson have worked on the first unit in the first two days of camp. Brook Lopez has been working with the second group but Lue said things will change when asked about Lopez with second unit.

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‪Justin Russo‬: Final: Clippers 115, Nuggets 114. Jamal Murray missed the game-tying free throw with 0.9, and the LA Clippers improve to 27-28. Wow. What a finish. Derrick Jones Jr. scored 13 in the fourth quarter and Bennedict Mathurin notched a career-high-tying 38 in his Intuit Dome debut.

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Justin Russo: Derrick Jones Jr., who has been out since suffering a knee injury on Jan. 3, is not listed on the injury report ahead of tomorrow's game and appears poised to, once again, return ahead of schedule.

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Justin Russo: LA Clippers injury report for tomorrow at Wizards: OUT Bradley Beal - Left Hip Fracture Bogdan Bogdanović - Left Hamstring Injury Management Derrick Jones Jr. - Right Knee Sprain Kawhi Leonard - Left Knee Contusion Chris Paul - Not With Team

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League sources say that, in addition to Daniel Gafford and interest in the center from various Eastern Conference teams, versatile swingman Naji Marshall has been generating trade inquiries from rival teams. The Mavericks, I'm told, prefer not to move Marshall, who has routinely outperformed the three-year, $27 million deal he signed to replace Derrick Jones Jr. from the team that reached the NBA Finals in 2024. Yet offers for Gafford or Marshall that provide financial relief between now and the deadline presumably have to be considered.

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Justin Russo: Bogdan Bogdanović is not making the trip due to continuing his process of strengthening the residual weakness in his hip and hamstring area. Bogdanović will not go on the trip. Derrick Jones Jr. is going on the trip to continue his rehab. Jones’s timeline remains the same.

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Law Murray: Yanic Konan Niederhäuser (illness) is questionable for Monday night vs Warriors Bogdan Bogdanovic still out Clippers will be without Derrick Jones for six weeks Bradley Beal and Chris Paul not coming back

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Shams Charania: Clippers forward Derrick Jones Jr. has been diagnosed with a Grade 2 right MCL sprain and will be re-evaluated in 6 weeks, sources tell ESPN. Jones returned last week after missing over a month with the same freak injury on the same knee against the same opponent, Boston.

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Justin Russo: Derrick Jones Jr. suffered a right knee injury tonight against the Celtics and will be reevaluated tomorrow, the Clippers say. Derrick Jones Jr. was limping quite heavily in the locker room following tonight's game and told reporters he will be undergoing an MRI tomorrow to assess the severity of his right knee injury.

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Joey Linn: The Clippers officially announce that Derrick Jones Jr. will make his return from injury tomorrow against the Pistons.

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Shams Charania: Los Angeles Clippers forward Derrick Jones Jr. – out since Nov. 16 with a sprained MCL – will be available to return to the lineup on Sunday against the Detroit Pistons, sources tell ESPN. Clippers (9-21) have won three games in a row.

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Justin Russo: LA Clippers injury report for tomorrow at Portland: OUT Bradley Beal - Left Hip Fracture Derrick Jones Jr. - Right Knee Sprain Chris Paul - Not With Team Ivica Zubac - Left Ankle Sprain

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