Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic limped off the court docket within the second quarter after struggling a left calf pressure, thus ruling him out of a Christmas Day recreation in opposition to Minnesota Timberwolves.
Doncic was working a play on offence earlier than stopping and reaching towards his decrease legs, which led to his staff asking for a timeout. He left the court docket with 2:31 remaining within the first half.
It was the second recreation again for Doncic after the five-time All-Star missed two video games with a left heel contusion.
Doncic missed 5 video games this season as a result of a proper wrist sprain and had been sidelined eight occasions earlier than the Christmas match with the Timberwolves.
The Mavericks trailed by 13 when Doncic left the sport and had been down 57-40 at halftime in a matchup of final season’s Western Convention finalists. Dallas gained that sequence.