Kings’ Tyrese Haliburton set for MRI after suffering knee injury

Sacramento Kings rookie guard Tyrese Haliburton suffered a left knee injury that forced him to exit Sunday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks in the third quarter.

Haliburton will have an MRI on Monday, according to coach Luke Walton. There’s initial optimism he might have avoided a serious injury, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.

“We’ll hope for the best,” Walton said. “We won’t know anything until tomorrow. We’ll find out after the MRI.