Darren Collison Injury: Updates on Kings Star's Hip and Return

Sacramento Kings point guard Darren Collison exited the floor during Thursday's game against the Dallas Mavericks with what's been diagnosed as a strained hip flexor. Collison is expected to miss six weeks after undergoing successful surgery.

Continue for updates.

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Collision Has Surgery, Expected to Miss Six Weeks

Tuesday, March 3

The Kings announced that Collison underwent successful surgery to repair a core muscle. He will begin rehab immediately and is expected to miss six weeks.

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Collison Exits vs. Mavericks With Injury

Thursday, Feb. 5

Eddie Sefko of The Dallas Morning News provided the specifics regarding Collison's ailing abdomen:

The Kings' official Twitter account reported that Collison wouldn't return to the contest at Sleep Train Arena:

Jason Jones of The Sacramento Bee provided more details:

Collison was facing the Dallas team he played for in 2012-13 and hit all three of his field-goal attempts, but he didn't register an assist and committed three turnovers in his 14 minutes of action.

Veteran combo guard Ramon Sessions will be asked to fill a bigger role until Collison can return. The good news is that the injury doesn't seem all too severe.

There's also a chance for rookie first-round pick Nik Stauskas and another youngster in Ray McCallum to see more minutes in the Kings' perimeter rotation.