Luka Doncic

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic exited in the first quarter of Thursday's game against the Phoenix Suns because of a sprained left ankle after ...

He is also averaging a team-best 9.1 rebounds and 8.6 assists per game. The Mavs announced at the conclusion of the first quarter that Doncic would not return to the game. [Dallas Mavericks](/nba/team/_/name/dal/dallas-mavericks) superstar [Luka Doncic](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3945274/luka-doncic) exited in the first quarter of Thursday's game against the [Phoenix Suns](/nba/team/_/name/phx/phoenix-suns) because of a sprained left ankle.

Luka Doncic sprained his left ankle in the first quarter of Thursday's Mavericks-Suns game in Phoenix.

[[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) or contact him at 480-787-1240. Doncic averaged 34.5 points in his two games against Phoenix this season. The Suns are without Devin Booker (groin), Cameron Payne (foot) and Landry Shamet (foot).

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic was ruled out of the remainder of his team's matchup with the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night due to a sprained ankle ...

After [Torrey Craig](/nba/players/2861655/torrey-craig/) hit a 3-pointer, the Mavericks called a timeout to get Doncic out of the game. This will be the fourth consecutive All-Star appearance for Doncic, who has made the game every season since his rookie campaign. However, he's only missed two games along the way -- one on Jan. Doncic's ankle has been giving him issues for a few weeks, and he's popped up on the injury report on a regular basis. Per Chris Haynes on the TNT broadcast, Doncic had an X-ray on the ankle that was negative. [Cameron Johnson](/nba/players/2152772/cameron-johnson/) and had to spin back the other way.

FINAL UPDATE: Luka Doncic has been ruled out for the remainder of Thursday's game. Via Mavs PR: "Luka Dončić (left ankle sprain) will not return to ...

At just 23 years old, he has established himself as a superstar (and one of the top-ten players in the NBA). He has yet to return to the floor since exiting. So far, there has been no announcement from the team on his status for the rest of the game.

Doncic now joins Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Shaquille O'Neal, Isiah Thomas and Anthony Davis as the only players to earn 4 All-Star nods before turning 24.

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Luka Doncic is an All-Star starter, once again. The Mavericks' 23-year-old superstar will join Golden State's Steph Curry as the two Western Conference...

Through 44 outings, he has averaged 9.1 rebounds, 8.6 assists and 1.5 steals while shooting 49.8% from the floor and 35.2% from three. He joined Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Shaquille O’Neal, Isiah Thomas and Anthony Davis as the only players to receive four All-Star berths before turning 24. [60-point, 21-rebound, 10-assist triple-double](https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/2022/12/27/luka-doncics-historic-60-point-triple-double-saves-mavs-in-unlikely-ot-comeback-win/) in NBA history. Doncic’s fourth consecutive All-Star selection ties Rolando Blackman for the second-most in Mavericks history, behind Dirk Nowitzki’s 14. 19 in Salt Lake City, the NBA announced Thursday night on TNT. [2023 NBA All-Star Game](https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/2023/01/24/nba-all-star-rosters-wont-be-picked-until-game-night/) on Feb.

DALLAS – The NBA announced today that Mavericks guard Luka Dončić has been named a starter for the 72nd NBA All-Star Game, which will take place at Vivint ...

Dončić has produced 10 triple-doubles in 2022-23 (56 for his career), his fourth consecutive season recording 10-or-more triple-doubles (17 in 2019-20, 11 in 2020-21, 10 in 2021-22). 28, currently sits at 63 career 35-point efforts, which is tied with Bob McAdoo for the second-most 35-point games by a player 23-or-younger in NBA history. His 10 triple-doubles are the second-most in the NBA this season and the Mavericks have gone 9-1 in those games. Dončić also became the first player in NBA history to average at least 40 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists over any 10-game span. He became the first player in NBA history to total 225-plus points, 50-plus rebounds and 50-plus assists over any five-game run. 12 (the Mavericks went 8-2 in those games), becoming the first player age 23-or-younger to average 40 points over a 10-game stretch since Michael Jordan in 1986. Dončić has also recorded a league-high 31 30-point, five-rebound, five-assist games, nearly twice as many as the next closest player on the list (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and James are tied for second with 16 such games each). Dončić, who made back-to-back All-Star starts in 2020 and 2021, will also break a tie with Nowitzki (2) for the most All-Star starts in Mavericks history. Dončić (6-7, 230) is averaging a league-high (career-best) 33.8 points (.498 FG%), 9.1 rebounds, 8.6 assists, a career-high 1.5 steals and a career-high 37.5 minutes per game in 44 games (all starts) this season. The 6-7 Slovenian averaged 40.2 points, 11.2 rebounds and 9.2 assists over a 10-game stretch from Dec. Dončić also ties Rolando Blackman (4) for the second-most All-Star selections in Mavericks history. He has produced an NBA-best nine 30-point triple-doubles, more than the rest of the league combined (8).

Luka Doncic earned his fourth-consecutive All-Star game appearance and jumped back into the starting lineup.

[Click Here.](http://dallasbasketball.com/) 17, with the All-Star game on Sunday, Feb. The celebrity game and Rising Stars Challenge tips off the weekend on Friday, Feb. The team captains were determined as the All-Star starter from each conference who receives the most fan votes in his conference. DALLAS - Luka Doncic will start in the 2023 All-Star Game, the NBA announced Thursday night on TNT. Doncic started the season as the favorite to win his first league MVP.

The injury appeared to occur when Dončić stepped on the foot of a Suns player. Dončić exited with 8:39 to play in the first and not return. X-rays on Dončić's ...

But with the Mavericks having lost eight of their past 11 games coming into Thursday’s matchup, any missed time from the player who drives an outsized amount of the team’s success sure isn’t good. It’s not ideal that Wood, the team’s second-leading scorer, is out with a broken finger. Dinwiddie, typically running the second unit, will have to take over as the lead guard more often. If one only counted the minutes Dončić has played this season, the Mavericks would own the league’s best offense, averaging 120.4 points per 100 possessions. The Mavericks weren’t built to sustain the loss of Dončić for any meaningful time. Dončić exited with 8:39 to play in the first and not return.

Freshly-named NBA All-Star starter Luka Doncic gingerly walked off the floor with an ankle injury in the first quarter of the Dallas Mavericks game Thursday ...

After [Torrey Craig](/nba/players/2861655/torrey-craig/) hit a 3-pointer, the Mavericks called a timeout to get Doncic out of the game. This will be the fourth consecutive All-Star appearance for Doncic, who has made the game every season since his rookie campaign. However, he's only missed two games along the way, one on Jan. Doncic's ankle has been giving him issues for a few weeks, and he's popped up on the injury report on a regular basis. Per Chris Haynes on the TNT broadcast, an X-ray of Doncic's left ankle was negative. "He looked good, looked fine," Kidd said.

Dallas Mavericks All-Star Luka Doncic left Thursday's game against the Phoenix Suns early after spraining his ankle.

Doncic was pivoting down low when he stepped on Suns forward Mikal Bridges’ foot and turned his left ankle in the first quarter. Mavericks All-Star Luka Doncic heads to the locker room after getting injured in the first quarter against the Suns. [Broadcast cameras](https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1618812281961304065?s=20&t=gXTa6hWNR-MXaWKv-ahdlQ) caught him favoring his lower leg in the tunnel, and Dallas [ruled](https://twitter.com/MavsPR/status/1618817064193630212?s=20&t=gXTa6hWNR-MXaWKv-ahdlQ) him out for the rest of the game with a left ankle sprain.

Spencer Dinwiddie scored a season-high 36 points as the visiting Dallas Mavericks overcame an early injury to star Luka Doncic to beat the Phoenix Suns ...

Houston committed 22 turnovers that yielded 40 points for the Cavaliers and were paced in assists by second-year center Alperen Sengun, who paired 14 points with seven assists in 30 minutes. Garland shot 9 of 16 from the floor, connected on five 3-pointers, and added nine assists and four steals to his ledger. Kyrie Irving tried to will the Nets back down the stretch with 12 of his 40 points in the fourth, but Brooklyn fell to 2-6 since Kevin Durant suffered a sprained medial collateral ligament in his right knee on Jan. The Pistons snapped a four-game losing streak, and they scored 43 points in the third, marking their highest-scoring quarter this season. Alec Burks added 10 of his 20 points in the fourth. Mason Plumlee scored 21 points, aided by 9-for-9 shooting from the field, and grabbed 12 rebounds, Gordon Hayward had 17 points and reserve Mark Williams added 10 points on 5-for-5 shooting.

Following Thursday night's game against the Phoenix Suns, the Dallas Mavericks and head coach Jason Kidd gave an update on Luke Doncic's ankle injury.

Be on the lookout for a new episodes every Friday. We’ll have probably more information once we get to Utah.” “But we’ll see as we go forward here. The Mavericks will play their next game on Saturday on the road in Salt Lake City, Utah against the [Phoenix Suns](https://www.si.com/nba/team/phoenix-suns) on the road in a rematch of their Western Conference Semifinals series a season ago, the [Dallas Mavericks](https://www.si.com/nba/team/dallas-mavericks) were able to come out on top 99-95, picking up a hard-fought victory away from Dallas. [Callie Caplan of The Dallas Morning News](https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/2023/01/26/luka-doncic-leaves-dallas-mavericks-game-vs-suns-with-injury-in-first-quarter/).

Spencer Dinwiddie had his way with the Suns to lead the Mavericks to a 99-95 win at Footprint Center.

It was such a bad, it was just bad cause at the end of the day, it's two on one on that box out. "Thought I had it at first, I had it secured. "A lot of simple execution," Suns forward Cam Johnson said. The Suns (25-25) cut that nine-point deficit to one on a Paul layup with 19.7 seconds left. "Just a shifted mindset in terms of understanding that the ball is going to come," Dinwiddie said. "I had to be more aggressive in a consistent fashion.

The Dallas Mavericks will be sweating on the health of Luka Doncic after the All-Star guard exited Thursday night's game against the Phoenix Suns with an ...

8:30 p.m. [All other countries](https://www.nba.com/watch/league-pass-stream?cid=nba:ilp:partner:affiliate:othaff:display:eg:acq:sub:t-gpm:Generic:global:u-en) and U.K.](https://www.nba.com/watch/league-pass-stream?cid=nba:ilp:partner:affiliate:othaff:display:eg:acq:sub:t-gpm:Global20:global:u-en:) 9:00 p.m. 9 p.m.

Luka Doncic rolled his left ankle just minutes into the game on Thursday night.

Luka Doncic suffered an ankle injury during the Mavs' win against the Suns, but the star is in high spirits, per Jason Kidd.

Doncic then rolled his ankle, and hobbled to the bench clearly in a lot of pain. [Doncic went down with an apparent injury](https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-news-luka-doncic-hobbles-off-court-with-injury-vs-suns) during their last game against the Phoenix Suns, every fan in the world was rightly worried about the star. Luka Doncic is the life force of the Dallas Mavericks.

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is day-to-day after suffering a mild ankle sprain in Thursday's win over the Phoenix Suns, sources tell ESPN.

Embiid is averaging 33.4 points per game. Doncic's scoring average dropped from 33.8 to 33.0 points per game. Doncic suffered the injury when he stepped on a Suns defender's foot while pivoting with the ball. [Philadelphia 76ers](/nba/team/_/name/phi/philadelphia-76ers) center [Joel Embiid](https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/3059318/joel-embiid). "But we'll see how he feels as we go forward." [suffered the injury](/nba/story/_/id/35535016/mavericks-star-luka-doncic-exits-game-vs-suns-ankle-injury) in the opening minutes of Thursday's [99-95 win](https://preview.espn.com/nba/recap/_/gameId/401468889) over the [Phoenix Suns](/nba/team/_/name/phx/phoenix-suns) and did not return to the game.

They were getting healthier with Chris Paul and Cam Johnson returning during the five-game homestand and regaining some of their swag. Deandre Ayton made his ...

Williams always asks the bench to maintain a level of play or increase it. Down nine with 3:32 left in the game after Dinwiddie banked in a 3 over Ayton, Phoenix rallied within one with 19.7 seconds left. The Suns had no answer for him, again. [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) or contact him at 480-787-1240. Ayton instead tried to lay it off the glass and misfired. The crowd groaned. Ayton talked about shaking off the rust as he shot just 6-of-20 from the field. [Make-A-Wish, Phoenix Suns team up to give fan special day to remember](https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/suns/2023/01/26/make-a-wish-phoenix-suns-give-fan-day-to-remember/69842887007/) More: He took the bench to task after the game for failing to follow the game plan and not bringing the effort and energy. [exited with a left ankle sprain](https://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/nba/2023/01/27/luka-doncic-suffers-ankle-injury-out-remainder-mavs-suns-showdown/69846512007/) and didn’t return. Still without Devin Booker (groin), Landry Shamet (foot) and Cameron Payne (foot), but Phoenix was starting to show signs of turning the corner a little bit.

Minutes later, the team announced that he had sustained a left ankle sprain and would not return to the game. Dallas beat the Suns without Doncic, 99-95, but ...

The concern for the Mavericks is finding a way to win without their superstar. They overcame the Suns thanks to a team effort led by Spencer Dinwiddie, who scored 36 points. This timetable would place Doncic’s eventual return sometime in early February and before the NBA All-Star Game, to which Doncic was named a starter, on February 19. “He looked good; he looked fine,” Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd said after the game. With 8:39 remaining in the first quarter of their game against the Phoenix Suns, Mavericks star Luka Doncic checked out after appearing to roll his ankle. Dallas beat the Suns without Doncic, 99-95, but his prolonged absence is concerning.