Sacramento Kings forward De’Andre Hunter will miss eight weeks due to a retinal detachment injury in his left eye, the team announced Friday. The timeframe ends his season.
Hunter sustained the injury to his eye in the Feb. 6 game against the Los Angeles Clippers and had been dealing with left eye iritis. He underwent successful surgery for the detachment Friday, according to the Kings.
Sacramento acquired Hunter on Jan. 31 in the trade that sent Dennis Schroder and Keon Ellis to the Cleveland Cavaliers. He played in two games for the Kings, and will finish the season having averaged 13.7 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2 assists.
The hope was to see what having another forward with size play next to Keegan Murray would look like. That will have to wait until next season.