Kings' Bagley cleared to resume basketball activities

Sacramento Kings forward Marvin Bagley III has been cleared to resume full-contact basketball activities, the team announced Thursday.

Bagley, who fractured his right thumb in the Oct. 23 season-opening game against the Phoenix Suns, will be listed as day-to-day, according to the club.

There isn't yet a projected return date for Bagley, the promising second-year pro who recorded 14 points and 10 rebounds in the opening contest.

Bagley was projected to miss four to six weeks when he suffered the injury.

Bagley, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft, averaged 14.9 points and 7.6 rebounds in 62 games (four starts) as a rookie in 2018-19. He made the NBA All-Rookie first team.

The Kings also remain without standout point guard De'Aaron Fox, who suffered an ankle injury during practice on Nov. 11. Fox averaged 18.2 points and seven assists in nine games prior to the injury.

--Field Level Media