D.C. United rookie Donovan Pines, a towering defender who has made a substantial impression since debuting last month, suffered a knee injury Saturday and seems likely to miss several weeks, multiple people close to the situation said Monday.
United is awaiting the results of an MRI exam, but an early evaluation suggested a sprained medial collateral ligament. The grade of the injury would provide a more specific timetable for his return. Grade 1 would sideline him for at least two weeks, Grade 2 for about a month and Grade 3 for two months or more.
Midfielder Russell Canouse just returned from an MCL sprain that grounded him for three matches.