The Dallas Mavericks have announced that Luka Doncic suffered a calf contusion during a workout that would knock the Slovenian superstar out for at least a week. The Mavs said they would reevaluate Doncic as necessary in a week. Doncic is looking to follow up a stellar 2023 season where he averaged a near triple-double with 33.9 points, 9.2 rebounds and 9.8 assists per game. Doncic earned his first NBA’s scoring tile, fifth straight All-NBA first-team selection and placed third in NBA MVP voting, the highest finish of his career.
Vegas expects another great season from Doncic, who according to FanDuel has the top odds to win MVP for the 2024 season.
Luka Doncic doing a better job playing through pain than playing nice with officials
Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd has repeatedly tried to get his point across to his best player, but by now Luka Doncic isn’t listening about one particular topic. Or, maybe Luka is deaf
Or, maybe Luka has reached that level of superstardom where he lost the power to hear anything but, “Yes,” “You’re amazing,” and, “Would another $10 million do the trick?” On Saturday afternoon at the American Airlines Center, the Slovenian with the bum right knee again displayed the toughness to play well despite considerable pain. He is hurting.
In the Mavericks’ 105-101 win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 of their second round NBA playoff series, Luka was good enough, which is better than 99.7 percent of the basketball players in the world.
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