The Dallas Mavericks could have a Christmas Day rematch on Wednesday night time once they host the Minnesota Timberwolves on the American Airways Heart. The T-Wolves gained the final recreation between these two groups in Dallas, and it was a more healthy Mavs group, despite the fact that Luka Doncic left that recreation with a calf pressure.
Doncic remains to be out and anticipated to overlook a number of extra weeks. Dallas, nevertheless, stays assured he will be again earlier than the All-Star break. That is just the start of a serious damage report for the Mavs, as they’ve greater than half their roster with some type of damage designation for Wednesday’s recreation.
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Three different Mavs have already been dominated out for this recreation. Dwight Powell suffered a hip damage towards the OKC Thunder, slipping whereas making an attempt to shut in on Jaylin Williams. Jaden Hardy was additionally injured towards the Thunder, struggling his second sprained ankle of the season. Dante Exum has but to play this 12 months after present process wrist surgical procedure within the preseason, and it seems he’s nonetheless a number of weeks away from returning.
4 Mavs are listed as questionable to play. Derek Full of life II is as soon as once more listed as questionable together with his excessive ankle sprain he suffered towards the Denver Nuggets. Jason Kidd did not assume he’d be again anytime quickly, and Full of life had that very same title towards the Charlotte Hornets on Monday.
Klay Thompson is on the sector with a sprained left ankle. He was nonetheless within the recreation Monday night time towards the Hornets, even taking the final shot that counted with three seconds remaining.
Naji Marshall suffers from one other sickness. He is already missed a handful of video games this season on account of sickness; I hope this is not associated to the bug he had hassle eliminating.
Quentin Grimes missed Monday’s recreation with again spasms and is questionable to play on this one.
Minnesota’s damage report has two gamers out: Donte DiVincenzo (sprained left huge toe) and Terrance Shannon Jr. (sprained proper midfoot).
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