The Mavericks face the final stretch of the regular season with a limping Luka Doncic.
In Wednesday’s win over the Warriors, Doncic left in the fourth quarter with a hamstring issue. Since then he has missed one game due to the injury and his status for the Mavs’ upcoming games is unknown.
Doncic is putting together another great season. He earned the fifth All-Star selection of his career and once again finds himself in the MVP conversation. Despite his best efforts, Dallas finds itself in the Play-In group of the Western Conference standings with a record of 38-29.
How long will the Mavericks be without Doncic? Here’s the latest on his hamstring injury.
What is Luka Doncic’s injury?
Doncic is dealing with left hamstring soreness.
The five-time All-Star exited Dallas’ victory over Golden State on March 13 with the injury. Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd saying After the game Doncic gave him a sign during the fourth quarter that his hamstring was tight.
Doncic appeared to be uncomfortable after throwing an alley-oop to Daniel Gafford with 6:46 left in the game. The Warriors called a timeout after the play and Doncic did not return.
Doncic finished with 21 points, nine assists and three rebounds in 29 minutes, ending a streak of seven consecutive triple-doubles.
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How long will Luka Doncic be out?
Doncic did not travel to Oklahoma City for Thursday’s game against the Thunder. After an MRI came back clear, he will be re-evaluated this weekend before the Mavericks face the Nuggets on Sunday, March 17. according to NBA expert Marc Stein.
Doncic has appeared in 58 of a possible 67 games this season, averaging 34.3 points, 9.8 assists and 9.0 rebounds on 49.4 percent shooting from the field.
The Mavericks are 35-23 under Doncic this season. They have lost six of the nine games they have missed.
Six of the team’s next eight games will be on the road, including a back-to-back in Sacramento against the Kings. The Mavericks are 0-2 against the Kings this season and are one game behind them in the Western Conference standings.
Here is the upcoming Dallas schedule:
| Date | Adversary | Time (ET) | television channel |
| March 17 | against nuggets | 3:30 pm | ABC |
| March, 19 | in the spurs | 8 p.m. | — |
| March 21st | against jazz | 8:30 pm | — |
| March 25th | in jazz | 9 p.m. | — |
| March 26 | in kings | 10 p.m. | TNT |
Luka Doncic Stats 2023-24
- 34.3 points per game
- 9.8 assists per game
- 9.0 rebounds per game
- 1.4 steals per game
- 0.6 blocks per game
- 4.0 turnovers per game
- 49.4 percent field goals
- 37.8 percent 3-point shooting
- 78.8 percent free throws
