It’s the bad news of the night, whether you’re a Mavericks fan first, but just a basketball fan overall. Hit in the left thigh, the star of Dallas might not finish the match, complaining of too embarrassing pain. Examinations are to come, but Luka Doncic confided himself following the meeting that the feeling was not good.
It was one of the images of this match between Mavericks and Pelicans, very important in the race for the Playoffs in the West. Luka Doncic on the bench, having his left thigh shielded with bandages. We also saw the leader of the Unicorns limping quite seriously on certain defensive replacements. From then on, suspicions of participation in the game while he feels pain are emitted. And finally proven: released at the end of the third quarter, he will not return to play and the press relations department of the franchise will confirm an injury.
Luka Doncic is playing through the pain with an apparent thigh injury vs. the Pelicans ????pic.twitter.com/tKUqNFDk54
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) March 9, 2023
This sore is a real blow for Dallas, which may have to do without Lulu for the next few games. After the game, the player appeared in a similar state as he limped during journalistic solicitations. He personally indicated that an MRI examination was planned as soon as possible to determine precisely the nature of the injury, but above all entrusted to the media present, including Andrew Lopez from ESPN, that his feeling regarding this glitch was “not good”.
Luka Doncic said the plan is to get an MRI tomorrow on his left thigh strain.
Asked immediately following the game how he was feeling and said “not good.”
Was favoring the left leg slightly as he walked in for media. Said everyone will know more tomorrow following he gets imaging done.
— Andrew Lopez (@_Andrew_Lopez) March 9, 2023
While the Mavericks are currently fighting for a spot in the Playoffs without needing to go through the Play-in, this injury is a real stab. Tonight, they lost to the Pelicans, but the main thing was not in the game. It is imperative to know very quickly exactly how long Luka Doncic will be absent, to adapt the game. Left in possession of the keys to the truck, Kyrie Irving sent 27 points but it wasn’t enough. The near future darkens quite a blow in Dallas. Of course, news is expected during the day, so stay tuned.
Source : ESPN via Andrew Lopez