Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford left Monday night’s home game against the Sacramento Kings early in the second quarter with a sprained right knee. Gafford and Kings guard Malik Monk made knee-to-knee contact near center court as Sacramento brought the ball upcourt.

The Dallas Mavericks are dealing with yet another injury. Mavericks big man Daniel Gafford had to be helped off the court on Monday night in their game against the Sacramento Kings after his right knee buckled while he tried to set a screen.

Daniel Gafford exited the Mavericks' game on Monday night against the Kings after suffering an apparent injury.

The Kings lost defenseman Andreas Englund to a waiver claim by the Nashville Predators, ending the rugged rearguard’s tenure in Los Angeles after a season and a half.

The Nashville Predators claimed defenseman Andreas Englund off waivers from the Los Angeles Kings Monday, the team announced. Englund, 29, is a big, bruising defenseman who has struggled to establish himself as an NHL regular over the years.