Kings' Cardwell out at least two weeks with calf strain

Kings center Dylan Cardwell will miss at least two weeks with a left calf strain, beat writer Jason Anderson reports. An MRI confirmed the injury, which will keep him out for the regular-season opener against the Clippers on Oct.

21. Fellow big Maxime Raynaud is also expected out roughly two weeks with a right patellar subluxation, leaving Sacramento thin behind starter Domantas Sabonis with only Precious Achiuwa and Jonathan Mogbo as backup options.

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