Can him play the next game,What is injury status for Game 3 against the OKC Thunder…….

Can him play the next game,What is injury status for Game 3 against the OKC Thunder…….

The Dallas Mavericks’ guard has been dealing with a damaged right knee since the first round series against the Los Angeles Clippers.

The participation of Luka Doncic in the third game of the NBA Western semifinals between the Dallas Mavericks and the Oklahoma City Thunder, which is scheduled for Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET (12:30 p.m. PT), is uncertain. According to the injury report, the Slovenian guard has a sprained right knee and soreness in his left ankle.

Doncic injured his knee in the first round’s third game against the Los Angeles Clippers. Later in the postseason, in the final quarter of the second game against the Thunder, he injured his ankle when his foot caught on Cason Wallace. Maxi Kleber has been ruled out with a shoulder dislocation, while Olivier-Maxence Prosper has a sprained left ankle. On the other hand, OKC has reported no injuries.

Despite some difficulty in his lower body, the Ljubljana native has averaged 24 points, 8.0 rebounds, 8.0 assists, and 2.5 steals against the Thunder in 41 minutes per game. In the regular season, Doncic averaged 33.9 points, 9.8 assists, and 9.2 rebounds. He also finished third in the season MVP vote, trailing Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the Oklahoma City Thunder.

What were the Mavericks’ regular-season results without Luka Doncic?

Doncic missed 12 regular-season games due to injuries or the coach’s choice to keep him inactive. Unfortunately, the Mavericks only won four of these games. One of the losses was a crushing setback by the Thunder, who won 135-86. With that victory, the Oklahoma City Thunder claimed the top spot in the NBA Western Conference.