Luka Doncic to have MRI on left thigh strain: 'It's not good'
Callie Caplan: Luka Doncic when I first asked how his left thigh strain was feeling: “It’s not good.” Said he will undergo an MRI tomorrow to determine if and how long he might be out: “It’s been going for a week, maybe more. Just can’t really push how I like.”
Source: Twitter @CallieCaplan
Source: Twitter @CallieCaplan
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BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Vlatko Cancar had the privilege to play with both Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic on the court together.
The Nuggets forward has now named the biggest difference between the two superstars and chose the more skilled one 👇
basketnews.com/news-186426-vl… – 6:56 AM
Vlatko Cancar had the privilege to play with both Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic on the court together.
The Nuggets forward has now named the biggest difference between the two superstars and chose the more skilled one 👇
basketnews.com/news-186426-vl… – 6:56 AM
Emiliano Carchia @Sportando
Mavericks’ Luka Doncic suffered left thigh strain
sportando.basketball/en/mavericks-l… – 2:09 AM
Mavericks’ Luka Doncic suffered left thigh strain
sportando.basketball/en/mavericks-l… – 2:09 AM
BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Luka Doncic was forced to exit the game due to an apparent thigh injury 😥
pic.twitter.com/L6uc7yGury – 1:29 AM
Luka Doncic was forced to exit the game due to an apparent thigh injury 😥
pic.twitter.com/L6uc7yGury – 1:29 AM
CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Mavericks’ Luka Doncic to get MRI after exiting loss to Pelicans with left thigh strain
cbssports.com/nba/news/maver… – 12:58 AM
Mavericks’ Luka Doncic to get MRI after exiting loss to Pelicans with left thigh strain
cbssports.com/nba/news/maver… – 12:58 AM
Jake Madison @NOLAJake
CJ McCollum shows accountability for the Pelicans as he dominates Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavs
https://t.co/SQ7noAPVHF pic.twitter.com/9IWYlUETZ9 – 12:17 AM
CJ McCollum shows accountability for the Pelicans as he dominates Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavs
https://t.co/SQ7noAPVHF pic.twitter.com/9IWYlUETZ9 – 12:17 AM
Callie Caplan @CallieCaplan
Luka Doncic’s update on his thigh injury after Mavs’ loss to Pelicans: “It’s not good.”
dallasnews.com/sports/maveric… – 11:28 PM
Luka Doncic’s update on his thigh injury after Mavs’ loss to Pelicans: “It’s not good.”
dallasnews.com/sports/maveric… – 11:28 PM
Jake Madison @NOLAJake
Pro tip if you putting out any content after this Pels win…put Luka Doncic in the title. Like a damn cheat code for views – 11:27 PM
Pro tip if you putting out any content after this Pels win…put Luka Doncic in the title. Like a damn cheat code for views – 11:27 PM
Jake Madison @NOLAJake
CJ McCollum DOMINATES 4th quarter of Pelicans win over Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks
youtube.com/c/lockedonpeli… pic.twitter.com/uKw36HJt9U – 11:27 PM
CJ McCollum DOMINATES 4th quarter of Pelicans win over Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks
youtube.com/c/lockedonpeli… pic.twitter.com/uKw36HJt9U – 11:27 PM
Jim Eichenhofer @Jim_Eichenhofer
#Pelicans held Mavs to their fewest points (106) since they had 100 at Utah on Jan. 28. You could tell Luka Doncic was struggling physically, but he and Kyrie were held to 14/38 shooting from field. Dyson Daniels: “Our game plan was to wear them down, make it tough on them.” – 11:16 PM
#Pelicans held Mavs to their fewest points (106) since they had 100 at Utah on Jan. 28. You could tell Luka Doncic was struggling physically, but he and Kyrie were held to 14/38 shooting from field. Dyson Daniels: “Our game plan was to wear them down, make it tough on them.” – 11:16 PM
Eddie Sefko @ESefko
Luka Doncic is scheduled to have an MRI on Thursday that will tell more about his sore left thigh. Here’s what he and Jason Kidd had to say about the injury and the 113-106 loss to New Orleans.
mavs.com/mavs-lose-at-n… – 11:00 PM
Luka Doncic is scheduled to have an MRI on Thursday that will tell more about his sore left thigh. Here’s what he and Jason Kidd had to say about the injury and the 113-106 loss to New Orleans.
mavs.com/mavs-lose-at-n… – 11:00 PM
Callie Caplan @CallieCaplan
Luka Doncic when I first asked how his left thigh strain was feeling: “It’s not good.”
Said he will undergo an MRI tomorrow to determine if and how long he might be out: “It’s been going for a week, maybe more. Just can’t really push how I like.” – 10:45 PM
Luka Doncic when I first asked how his left thigh strain was feeling: “It’s not good.”
Said he will undergo an MRI tomorrow to determine if and how long he might be out: “It’s been going for a week, maybe more. Just can’t really push how I like.” – 10:45 PM
Andrew Lopez @_Andrew_Lopez
Luka Doncic said the plan is to get an MRI tomorrow on his left thigh strain.
Asked immediately after 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 after he gets imaging done. – 10:34 PM
Luka Doncic said the plan is to get an MRI tomorrow on his left thigh strain.
Asked immediately after 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 after he gets imaging done. – 10:34 PM
Chuck Cooperstein @coopmavs
Sometimes you get (as Kyrie and Luka often demonstrate. Sometimes you get got. That was one heckuva clutch shooting show by McCollum to single handedly hold off the Mavs. 13 straight points for NO after Mavs had closed to within 3 – 10:28 PM
Sometimes you get (as Kyrie and Luka often demonstrate. Sometimes you get got. That was one heckuva clutch shooting show by McCollum to single handedly hold off the Mavs. 13 straight points for NO after Mavs had closed to within 3 – 10:28 PM
Callie Caplan @CallieCaplan
Jason Kidd didn’t have an update before Luka Doncic (left thigh strain) will do interview tonight, but “I think we all can see he’s not moving well, so shooting, defensive, it’s affecting everything. He’s trying to fight through it and help his teammates, but he had to leave.” – 10:23 PM
Jason Kidd didn’t have an update before Luka Doncic (left thigh strain) will do interview tonight, but “I think we all can see he’s not moving well, so shooting, defensive, it’s affecting everything. He’s trying to fight through it and help his teammates, but he had to leave.” – 10:23 PM
Andrew Lopez @_Andrew_Lopez
Jason Kidd: “I think we can all see he’s not moving well.”
Says Luka Doncic was trying to fight through the injury to help his teammates. Hopes injury isn’t serious.
Mavs have two days off before playing Memphis on Saturday. – 10:09 PM
Jason Kidd: “I think we can all see he’s not moving well.”
Says Luka Doncic was trying to fight through the injury to help his teammates. Hopes injury isn’t serious.
Mavs have two days off before playing Memphis on Saturday. – 10:09 PM
Christian Clark @cclark_13
Final: Pelicans 113, Mavericks 106
CJ McCollum scored 16 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter.
Luka with 15 points on 4-of-14 shooting.
Pelicans pick up their second win post-ASB. – 10:00 PM
Final: Pelicans 113, Mavericks 106
CJ McCollum scored 16 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter.
Luka with 15 points on 4-of-14 shooting.
Pelicans pick up their second win post-ASB. – 10:00 PM
Andrew Lopez @_Andrew_Lopez
Pelicans led by as many as 19 in the third quarter and took an 18-point lead into the fourth.
Mavs’ 10-0 run now has cut the lead to 97-92 with 5:05 to go in this one.
Pelicans without Brandon Ingram.
Mavericks without Luka Doncic. – 9:43 PM
Pelicans led by as many as 19 in the third quarter and took an 18-point lead into the fourth.
Mavs’ 10-0 run now has cut the lead to 97-92 with 5:05 to go in this one.
Pelicans without Brandon Ingram.
Mavericks without Luka Doncic. – 9:43 PM
Will Guillory @WillGuillory
End of 3rd quarter: Pelicans 83, Mavs 65
McCollum 16 pts, 5 rebs, 5 assts
Jones 14 pts
Murphy 11 pts
Brandon Ingram and Luka Doncic are both out for the rest of the night. Mavs are on the 2nd night of a B2B. Feels like it won’t take much to get Dallas to wave the white flag. – 9:24 PM
End of 3rd quarter: Pelicans 83, Mavs 65
McCollum 16 pts, 5 rebs, 5 assts
Jones 14 pts
Murphy 11 pts
Brandon Ingram and Luka Doncic are both out for the rest of the night. Mavs are on the 2nd night of a B2B. Feels like it won’t take much to get Dallas to wave the white flag. – 9:24 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Most 25p/10a games in the last 5 season:
93 — Trae
74 — Luka
70 — Harden
Nobody else has more than 50. pic.twitter.com/jEJrwjzDZU – 9:24 PM
Most 25p/10a games in the last 5 season:
93 — Trae
74 — Luka
70 — Harden
Nobody else has more than 50. pic.twitter.com/jEJrwjzDZU – 9:24 PM
Callie Caplan @CallieCaplan
Bad game gets worse for the Mavs: Luka Doncic (left thigh strain) will not return tonight vs. Pelicans, per the Mavs. – 9:21 PM
Bad game gets worse for the Mavs: Luka Doncic (left thigh strain) will not return tonight vs. Pelicans, per the Mavs. – 9:21 PM
Jim Eichenhofer @Jim_Eichenhofer
Luka Doncic (left thigh strain) will not return to game vs. #Pelicans – 9:19 PM
Luka Doncic (left thigh strain) will not return to game vs. #Pelicans – 9:19 PM
Chris Haynes @ChrisBHaynes
Dallas Mavericks say Luka Dončić (left thigh strain) will not return tonight against the New Orleans Pelicans. – 9:18 PM
Dallas Mavericks say Luka Dončić (left thigh strain) will not return tonight against the New Orleans Pelicans. – 9:18 PM
Tim MacMahon @espn_macmahon
Luka Doncic (left thigh strain) will not return tonight, Mavs announce. – 9:18 PM
Luka Doncic (left thigh strain) will not return tonight, Mavs announce. – 9:18 PM
Will Guillory @WillGuillory
Luka Doncic just walked to the locker room after the timeout. He wasn’t moving well for basically the entire 3rd quarter. Could tell something was bothering him. – 9:16 PM
Luka Doncic just walked to the locker room after the timeout. He wasn’t moving well for basically the entire 3rd quarter. Could tell something was bothering him. – 9:16 PM
Andrew Lopez @_Andrew_Lopez
Luka Doncic just checked out and is headed to locker room.
He has not looked like himself in the second half. – 9:16 PM
Luka Doncic just checked out and is headed to locker room.
He has not looked like himself in the second half. – 9:16 PM
Brad Townsend @townbrad
Surprised that if Doncic is going to stay in that Irving hasn’t taken the point position and have Doncic play off the ball. – 9:07 PM
Surprised that if Doncic is going to stay in that Irving hasn’t taken the point position and have Doncic play off the ball. – 9:07 PM
Chuck Cooperstein @coopmavs
A brutal 1st half for Mavs as they shoot just 37% and 3-18 fro 3pt as they trail NO 59-43. Pels a 15-2 run at end of 1st and start of 2nd and a 10-2 run to end the half. Texas ex Jaxson Hayes w/12 all in 2nd qtr to lead NO. Luka w/12 but just 3-12 FG. 2nd half soon @971TheFreak – 8:48 PM
A brutal 1st half for Mavs as they shoot just 37% and 3-18 fro 3pt as they trail NO 59-43. Pels a 15-2 run at end of 1st and start of 2nd and a 10-2 run to end the half. Texas ex Jaxson Hayes w/12 all in 2nd qtr to lead NO. Luka w/12 but just 3-12 FG. 2nd half soon @971TheFreak – 8:48 PM
Andrew Lopez @_Andrew_Lopez
HALF: Pels 59, Mavs 43
– Tied for biggest 2Q differential for Pels all year (+16)
– Ingram: 12p, 5a, 4r (left game late in 2Q)
– CJ: 13p, 4r, 3a
– Jaxson: 12p, 2r, 5/5 FG
Pels: 51.1 FG%, 5/13 3P, 6/6 FT
Mavs: 37.0 FG%, 3/18 3P, 6/10 FT
– Luka: 12p, 6a, 3r
– Kyrie: 4p, 2r, 2a – 8:43 PM
HALF: Pels 59, Mavs 43
– Tied for biggest 2Q differential for Pels all year (+16)
– Ingram: 12p, 5a, 4r (left game late in 2Q)
– CJ: 13p, 4r, 3a
– Jaxson: 12p, 2r, 5/5 FG
Pels: 51.1 FG%, 5/13 3P, 6/6 FT
Mavs: 37.0 FG%, 3/18 3P, 6/10 FT
– Luka: 12p, 6a, 3r
– Kyrie: 4p, 2r, 2a – 8:43 PM
Brad Townsend @townbrad
On second night of B2B, blah first half by Dallas: Pels 59, Mavs 43.
Doncic only able to play at three-quarter speed, slow even for him. Not sure it’s in his or Mavs’ best interest for him to keep gutting this thing out. – 8:43 PM
On second night of B2B, blah first half by Dallas: Pels 59, Mavs 43.
Doncic only able to play at three-quarter speed, slow even for him. Not sure it’s in his or Mavs’ best interest for him to keep gutting this thing out. – 8:43 PM
Callie Caplan @CallieCaplan
The Pelicans have outscored the Mavs 22-6 in 9 mins since Luka Doncic’s technical foul. – 8:21 PM
The Pelicans have outscored the Mavs 22-6 in 9 mins since Luka Doncic’s technical foul. – 8:21 PM
Will Guillory @WillGuillory
End of the 1st: Pelicans 24, Mavs 24
Ingram 8 pts, 3 rebs, 3 assts
Murphy 5 pts, 2 blks
Jones 4 pts, 3 rebs
Doncic 10 pts, 4 assts
Irving 0 pts (0-2 FG) – 8:13 PM
End of the 1st: Pelicans 24, Mavs 24
Ingram 8 pts, 3 rebs, 3 assts
Murphy 5 pts, 2 blks
Jones 4 pts, 3 rebs
Doncic 10 pts, 4 assts
Irving 0 pts (0-2 FG) – 8:13 PM
Will Guillory @WillGuillory
Pels doing a better job of forcing the ball out of Luka’s hands on some of these drives. – 8:11 PM
Pels doing a better job of forcing the ball out of Luka’s hands on some of these drives. – 8:11 PM
Callie Caplan @CallieCaplan
Reminder: The NBA rescinded Luka Doncic’s technical foul Dec. 12 vs. OKC, so the count remains at 15, even though he’s gotten 16 total whistles.
Full breakdown on why Luka’s tech pace is a bigger concern for Mavericks this season: dallasnews.com/sports/maveric… – 8:04 PM
Reminder: The NBA rescinded Luka Doncic’s technical foul Dec. 12 vs. OKC, so the count remains at 15, even though he’s gotten 16 total whistles.
Full breakdown on why Luka’s tech pace is a bigger concern for Mavericks this season: dallasnews.com/sports/maveric… – 8:04 PM
Oleh Kosel @OlehKosel
Following another Trey Murphy slam, the Pelicans have tied things up at 20 apiece. Crowd is awake and Luke Doncic has already picked up a technical foul, courtesy of everyone’s fav Scott Foster. – 8:03 PM
Following another Trey Murphy slam, the Pelicans have tied things up at 20 apiece. Crowd is awake and Luke Doncic has already picked up a technical foul, courtesy of everyone’s fav Scott Foster. – 8:03 PM
Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
dont know if twitter allows you to upload videos this long but a compilation of the three seconds after Luka Doncic realizes he’s been T’d up would be cinema. – 8:03 PM
dont know if twitter allows you to upload videos this long but a compilation of the three seconds after Luka Doncic realizes he’s been T’d up would be cinema. – 8:03 PM
Eddie Sefko @ESefko
Luka just picked up a technical foul with 4:51 left in the first quarter. He’s now one away from the mandatory one-game suspension. Good behavior from here on, unless the Mavericks have a scheduled rest day on the horizon somewhere. – 8:01 PM
Luka just picked up a technical foul with 4:51 left in the first quarter. He’s now one away from the mandatory one-game suspension. Good behavior from here on, unless the Mavericks have a scheduled rest day on the horizon somewhere. – 8:01 PM
Callie Caplan @CallieCaplan
Luka Doncic just drew his 15th technical foul for arguing with an official after he *made* a basket.
One away from an automatic suspension with 15 games left. – 8:01 PM
Luka Doncic just drew his 15th technical foul for arguing with an official after he *made* a basket.
One away from an automatic suspension with 15 games left. – 8:01 PM
Jake Madison @NOLAJake
Luka getting a tech for complaining to the refs for not getting an And 1 pic.twitter.com/m8JOMDwVas – 8:01 PM
Luka getting a tech for complaining to the refs for not getting an And 1 pic.twitter.com/m8JOMDwVas – 8:01 PM
Jim Eichenhofer @Jim_Eichenhofer
Herb Jones has been picking up Luka Doncic way up the floor defensively, making him work to get into Dallas’ offense, but once in the halfcourt, Doncic is operating (3 ast, a couple other potential negated by fouls) – 7:54 PM
Herb Jones has been picking up Luka Doncic way up the floor defensively, making him work to get into Dallas’ offense, but once in the halfcourt, Doncic is operating (3 ast, a couple other potential negated by fouls) – 7:54 PM
Eddie Sefko @ESefko
And that foul on the jump ball comes back to haunt Valanciunas as he hacks Luka and is sent to the sideline 100 seconds into the game with two fouls. – 7:50 PM
And that foul on the jump ball comes back to haunt Valanciunas as he hacks Luka and is sent to the sideline 100 seconds into the game with two fouls. – 7:50 PM
Mark Followill @MFollowill
For Mavs at Pelicans, starters for Dallas are Luka, Kyrie, Josh Green, Dwight Powell, and Tim Hardaway Jr. (due to Bullock’s injury). Mavs Live is on now. Harp and I are live from New Orleans at 630 on BSSW, with tipoff at 6:45. – 7:12 PM
For Mavs at Pelicans, starters for Dallas are Luka, Kyrie, Josh Green, Dwight Powell, and Tim Hardaway Jr. (due to Bullock’s injury). Mavs Live is on now. Harp and I are live from New Orleans at 630 on BSSW, with tipoff at 6:45. – 7:12 PM
Chuck Cooperstein @coopmavs
Mavs starters: Hardaway, Green, Powell, Irving, Doncic
NO starters: Murphy, Ingram, Valenciunas, Jones, McCollum
6:45 tip @971TheFreak – 7:07 PM
Mavs starters: Hardaway, Green, Powell, Irving, Doncic
NO starters: Murphy, Ingram, Valenciunas, Jones, McCollum
6:45 tip @971TheFreak – 7:07 PM
Callie Caplan @CallieCaplan
A lot gets monotonous during an 82-game NBA season, but watching young kids’ awestruck reactions after interacting with Luka Doncic never does. pic.twitter.com/TRnD0VrGWL – 6:53 PM
A lot gets monotonous during an 82-game NBA season, but watching young kids’ awestruck reactions after interacting with Luka Doncic never does. pic.twitter.com/TRnD0VrGWL – 6:53 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Leaders this season:
30-point games — Luka
40-point games — Dame
50-point games — Luka
10-assist games — Hali, Trae, Jokic
15-assist games — Harden
20-assist games — Harden
10-rebound games — Sabonis
15-rebound games — AD
20-rebound games — Gobert pic.twitter.com/3Xmm4JEnn5 – 6:52 PM
Leaders this season:
30-point games — Luka
40-point games — Dame
50-point games — Luka
10-assist games — Hali, Trae, Jokic
15-assist games — Harden
20-assist games — Harden
10-rebound games — Sabonis
15-rebound games — AD
20-rebound games — Gobert pic.twitter.com/3Xmm4JEnn5 – 6:52 PM
Rob Perez @WorldWideWob
Load Mismanagement w/@jphanned is LIVE @Underdog__NBA
– Luka set to go for B2B
– Jokic’s home winning streak
– Blazers/Celtics importance
– Breaking lineup news from across league
– Picks, Q&A, Fastest 5 Minutes
NBA’s Closing Bell, now through tip!
📺 https://t.co/LqGqg6pPt9 pic.twitter.com/6QOXl3ZFrA – 6:33 PM
Load Mismanagement w/@jphanned is LIVE @Underdog__NBA
– Luka set to go for B2B
– Jokic’s home winning streak
– Blazers/Celtics importance
– Breaking lineup news from across league
– Picks, Q&A, Fastest 5 Minutes
NBA’s Closing Bell, now through tip!
📺 https://t.co/LqGqg6pPt9 pic.twitter.com/6QOXl3ZFrA – 6:33 PM
Callie Caplan @CallieCaplan
Jason Kidd confirmed Reggie Bullock (doubtful with right quad contusion) is out tonight, but “hopefully by Saturday [in Memphis] he’s ready to go.”
On Luka Doncic playing his first back to back tonight since early December: “15 games left, there’s no room for a break.” – 6:17 PM
Jason Kidd confirmed Reggie Bullock (doubtful with right quad contusion) is out tonight, but “hopefully by Saturday [in Memphis] he’s ready to go.”
On Luka Doncic playing his first back to back tonight since early December: “15 games left, there’s no room for a break.” – 6:17 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Luka and Embiid are both averaging over 33 PPG this season.
The first time multiple players have averaged 33+ PPG in a season since Kobe and Iverson in 2006. pic.twitter.com/ymk8NwNGjr – 12:10 PM
Luka and Embiid are both averaging over 33 PPG this season.
The first time multiple players have averaged 33+ PPG in a season since Kobe and Iverson in 2006. pic.twitter.com/ymk8NwNGjr – 12:10 PM
StatMuse @statmuse
Giddey this season:
16.3 PPG
7.8 RPG
6.2 APG
Joins LeBron, Magic and Luka as the only 20-year-olds to average those numbers in a season. pic.twitter.com/XnlyJEfahe – 8:29 AM
Giddey this season:
16.3 PPG
7.8 RPG
6.2 APG
Joins LeBron, Magic and Luka as the only 20-year-olds to average those numbers in a season. pic.twitter.com/XnlyJEfahe – 8:29 AM
More on this storyline
The Mavericks went without Luka Dončić in the fourth quarter when they were trying to run down the Pelicans as the superstar point guard sat out with soreness in his left thigh. He had asked to come out late in the third quarter with what was termed a left thigh strain. It’s been bothering him for more than a week, he said, and on Wednesday, it became too severe to play through. “Tomorrow, we’re going to do an MRI,” Dončić said. “We’ll see if everything is fine. Just ice and therapy and that’s it. We’ll see more tomorrow.” -via mavs.com / March 9, 2023
The results of that test will help determine how long, or if, Luka will need to rest the thigh. The Mavericks have two days off before playing Memphis on Saturday. “I think we all can see he’s not moving well,” coach Jason Kidd said. “Shooting, defense. It’s affecting everything. He’s trying to fight through it and help his teammates. But he had to leave there. “Hopefully it’s not something serious. We have a couple days here before we play Memphis. Hopefully, he’s back soon.” -via mavs.com / March 9, 2023
Asked to describe what is going on with his thigh, he said: “It’s not good. It’s been going for a week, maybe more. I can’t really push off my leg. Getting into my rhythm running, I can feel it. But mostly on the jump shots. You need both legs. So pushing off has been hard.” He said the first quarter wasn’t bad, but the longer the game went on, things got progressively worse. “Especially in the third,” he said. “It was hurting more and more, where I could barely even run.” He said the injury wasn’t caused by some specific moment. He woke up after a game last week, he said, and it was sore. He thinks it was after the Los Angeles Lakers’ game. Regardless, it has refused to improve and, in fact, seems to have gotten worse. -via mavs.com / March 9, 2023