Luka Doncic participated in his first apply in two weeks on Wednesday, however the ahead is unlikely to play when the Dallas Mavericks and Milwaukee Bucks meet in a preseason recreation on Thursday.
Head coach Jason Kidd mentioned Wednesday afternoon that Doncic did “actually, rather well” and is rebounding from a left calf contusion sustained throughout group exercises in coaching camp.
An MRI examination revealed no main injury and the Mavericks prescribed every week of relaxation for Doncic earlier than he resumed on-court actions.
Dallas begins the common season subsequent week, internet hosting the San Antonio Spurs on October 24. But when Doncic doesn’t play when the Mavericks host Milwaukee on Thursday, the primary recreation of the common season towards the Spurs would mark the primary time Dallas has performed Doncic, Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson collectively.
Thompson, 34, has been on the court docket for a number of preseason video games whereas coping with again tightness. He’s off to a gradual begin taking pictures, together with an 0-for-9 outing Monday towards the Clippers.
Thompson signed a three-year, $50 million deal in free company, and Kidd recognized the sharpshooter as a crucial piece of the puzzle for the reigning Western Convention champion.
Doncic, 25, is a five-time First-Workforce All-NBA choice. In 400 profession regular-season video games, he has averages of 28.7 factors, 8.7 rebounds and eight.3 assists per contest.
He outdid these numbers in 2023-24, main the league in scoring with 33.9 factors per recreation and including a career-high 9.8 assists to go along with 9.2 rebounds per recreation. Regardless of the accidents, he performed in 22 postseason video games, averaging 40.9 minutes, 28.9 factors, 9.5 rebounds and eight.1 assists.