An injured Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic, proper, watches from the sidelines throughout a timeout within the first half of a preseason NBA basketball recreation towards the Utah Jazz Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, in Dallas. (AP Photograph/LM Otero)
Luka Doncic participated in his first observe in two weeks on Wednesday, however the ahead is unlikely to play when the Dallas Mavericks and Milwaukee Bucks meet in an NBA preseason recreation on Thursday.
Head coach Jason Kidd stated Wednesday afternoon that Doncic did “actually, very well” and is rebounding from a left calf contusion sustained throughout crew exercises in coaching camp.
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An MRI examination revealed no main injury and the Mavericks prescribed per week of relaxation for Doncic earlier than he resumed on-court actions.
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Dallas begins the common season subsequent week, internet hosting the San Antonio Spurs on Oct. 24. But when Doncic doesn’t play when the Mavericks host Milwaukee on Thursday, the primary recreation of the common season towards the Spurs would mark the primary time Dallas has performed Doncic, Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson collectively.
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Thompson, 34, has been on the court docket for a number of preseason video games whereas coping with again tightness. He’s off to a sluggish begin taking pictures, together with an 0-for-9 outing Monday towards the Clippers. Thompson signed a three-year, $50 million deal in free company and Kidd recognized the sharpshooter as a crucial piece of the puzzle for the reigning Western Convention champions.
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Doncic, 25, is a five-time First-Workforce All-NBA choice. In 400 profession regular-season video games, he has averages of 28.7 factors, 8.7 rebounds and eight.3 assists per contest.
He outdid these numbers in 2023-24, main the league in scoring with 33.9 factors per recreation and including a career-high 9.8 assists to go together with 9.2 rebounds per recreation. Regardless of the accidents, he performed in 22 postseason video games, averaging 40.9 minutes, 28.9 factors, 9.5 rebounds and eight.1 assists. –Area Degree Media
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