Mavericks

Christian Wood is averaging 18.4 points and 8.4 rebounds per game, second on the team to Luka Doncic.

With Maxi Kleber still out recovering from his surgery on a torn hamstring, the Mavericks big man rotation is seriously strained. The only two healthy bigs on ...

Thankfully it wasn’t a severe sprain, as Hardaway returns to the lineup on Friday. Wood had a two-handed dunk in the third quarter and immediately was holding his left hand in pain afterward. The [team also announced](https://twitter.com/MavsPR/status/1616175032522227712) that Tim Hardaway Jr., who tweaked his ankle earlier last week, is probable for Friday night’s game against the Miami Heat.

Coral Springs, Fla. --- The current edition of the 2022-23 NCAA Division II Indoor Qualifying List has members of the Minnesota State women's indoor track ...

20th and 21st. [Miranda Lauvstad](/sports/womens-track-and-field/roster/miranda-lauvstad/11678) Also appearing in the long jump rankings are junior [Ja'Cey Simmons](/sports/womens-track-and-field/roster/ja-cey-simmons/11649) [Denisha Cartwright](/sports/womens-track-and-field/roster/denisha-cartwright/11609) [Makayla Jackson](/sports/womens-track-and-field/roster/makayla-jackson/11624)

The injury occurred during the second quarter of Wednesday's home loss to Atlanta. Dallas Mavericks forward Christian Wood (35) shoots against Atlanta Hawks ...

[his future with the franchise](https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/2023/01/13/christian-wood-is-blossoming-into-a-model-maverick-what-does-that-do-for-contract-talks/). [Find more Mavericks coverage from The Dallas Morning News here](https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/). With 29 seconds remaining in the half, Wood grabbed an offensive rebound and slammed in the follow, against grabbing his hand. Wood, acquired in a trade from Houston last summer, is Dallas’ second-leading scorer (18.4 points per game) and rebounder (8.4 average). The Mavericks did not specify the play on which Wood was injured, but during the Bally Sports broadcast play-by-play voice Mark Followill noted that Wood grabbed his hand and winced after missing a 5-footer and being hit by John Collins with 1:55 left in the second quarter. The team stated in a news release that Wood will be reevaluated next week.

Since mid-December, Wood has been in Dallas' starting lineup. In 17 games as a starter this season, he has averaged 20.4 points, 9.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists and ...

[Kidd blasted them for their defense](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/jason-kidd-calls-out-mavericks-for-letting-hawks-have-a-shootaround-after-giving-up-130-points-in-loss/), saying that it was "a shootaround" for the Hawks. There could be more opportunities for reserve guard [Jaden Hardy](/nba/players/26819214/jaden-hardy/) to create, too. In [an interview with Bally Sports Southwest](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf0Z7dMz-nQ) on Wednesday, Kleber said he hoped to be back before the All-Star break, perhaps even as soon as next week. [Los Angeles Clippers](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/LAC/los-angeles-clippers/) on Sunday and the [Washington Wizards](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/WAS/washington-wizards/) next Tuesday before going on the road to play the [Phoenix Suns](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/PHO/phoenix-suns/) next Thursday and the [Utah Jazz](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/UTA/utah-jazz/) next Sunday. Wood continued to play after the injury occurred. [Luka Doncic](/nba/players/2900426/luka-doncic/) and [Spencer Dinwiddie](/nba/players/2135526/spencer-dinwiddie/) will have to shoulder even more of the load offensively.