Dallas Mavericks fans will be sweating for their future after their talisman Luka Doncic’s injury during their clash against the Phoenix Suns.
The Dallas Mavericks went up against the Phoenix Suns in their recent NBA outing at the Footprint center on Thursday night. It was the visitors who came out on top in a low-scoring game in Phoenix, as the Mavericks won the game 99-95 against the Suns. However, despite the win, many of the travelling supporters made the journey home under the weather.
After just under nine minutes of play, Luka Doncic tried to drive to the basket but was cut off by Cameron Johnson and had to spin back the other way. As he did so, he stepped right on Mikal Bridges’ foot and awkwardly rolled his left ankle. He immediately winced in pain and hobbled back down the floor. The Mavericks had to call a timeout soon to get Doncic out of the game.
It was only a few hours before the game that Doncic was named as a starter in the 2023 NBA All-Star game, and marked his fourth straight selection since his rookie year in 2018.
Have there been any update on the Luka Doncic injury since?
The injury did not look good at all, as Doncic was immediately taken off the court.
He went straight back to the locker room, and while he was able to get there under his own power, he was not moving well at all and constantly grabbed at his ankle and foot. Doncic’s ankle has been giving him issues for a few weeks, and he’s popped up on the injury report on a regular basis. However, the Slovenian forward has only missed two games along the way.
Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd offered little in the way of an update during his postgame press conference following the team’s 99-95 road win. “He looked good, looked fine,” Kidd said. “But we’ll see how he feels as we go forward here. We’ll have probably more information once we get to Utah.” The Mavericks play the Jazz on Saturday night.
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