Luka Doncic participated in his first observe in two weeks on Wednesday, however the ahead is not going to play when the Dallas Mavericks and Milwaukee Dollars meet in a preseason sport on Thursday.
Head trainer Jason Kidd stated Wednesday afternoon that Doncic did “in reality, in reality smartly” and is rebounding from a left calf contusion sustained right through crew workout routines in coaching camp.
An MRI examination printed no primary injury and the Mavericks prescribed per week of leisure for Doncic prior to he resumed on-court actions.
Dallas starts the steady season subsequent week, webhosting the San Antonio Spurs on Oct. 24. But when Doncic does not play when the Mavericks host Milwaukee on Thursday, the primary sport of the steady season in opposition to the Spurs would mark the primary time Dallas has performed Doncic, Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson in combination.
Thompson, 34, has been at the court docket for a couple of preseason video games whilst coping with again tightness. He is off to a sluggish get started capturing, together with an 0-for-9 time out Monday in opposition to the Clippers. Thompson signed a three-year, $50 million deal in loose company and Kidd recognized the sharpshooter as a crucial piece of the puzzle for the reigning Western Convention champions.
Doncic, 25, is a five-time First-Workforce All-NBA variety. In 400 profession regular-season video games, he has averages of 28.7 issues, 8.7 rebounds and eight.3 assists in step with contest.
He outdid the ones numbers in 2023-24, main the league in scoring with 33.9 issues in step with sport and including a career-high 9.8 assists to move with 9.2 rebounds in step with sport. Regardless of the wounds, he performed in 22 postseason video games, averaging 40.9 mins, 28.9 issues, 9.5 rebounds and eight.1 assists.
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