According to the latest updates, Doncic is officially listed as questionable for Sunday’s showdown against the Nuggets and his good friend Nikola Jokic. The Slovenian superstar is still suffering from left hamstring pain, although he appears to be making progress in his recovery.
Doncic actually participated during Saturday’s practice, which is good news for the team hoping to get their superstar back quickly, via Grant Afseth of DallasBasketball.com.
For those who missed it, Doncic was injured in the fourth quarter against the warriors . According to the head coach Jason Kiddthe superstar striker signaled to him that he was feeling some hamstring tightness, prompting his exit.
There were a lot of concerns surrounding Doncic’s injury and its severity, especially after the 25-year-old didn’t travel with the Mavericks when they played the Oklahoma City Thunder THURSDAY.
Fortunately, it appears Doncic is making good progress in his recovery and potential return. Let’s hope, however, that he makes it in time against the Nuggets as part of their attempt to climb the Western Conference standings and avoid the Play-In.
The Mavs, at the time of writing, are 38-29 this season – good for eighth seed in the West. They are just one game back from the sixth seed. Kings of Sacramento.
More Dallas Mavericks injury news outside of Luka Doncic
Unfortunately for the Dallas Mavericks, Luka Doncic’s injury isn’t their only concern heading into Sunday’s game. Josh Green and Dante Exum were added to the team injury report.
Exum is dealing with a right plantar fascia sprain and, like Luka Doncic, will be questionable to play in their matchup with the Denver Nuggets. Meanwhile, Josh Green is nursing a sprained right ankle and has already been ruled out.
That being said, Doncic’s availability against the Nuggets will definitely be crucial. If he ends up sitting out again, the Mavericks could be facing a second straight loss,
The Nuggets are currently the best team in the NBA, even though they have gone back and forth with the Thunder for it.
