Luka dončić

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

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported an injury update on Dallas Mavericks All-Star Luka Doncic.

The 23-year-old is in his fifth season in the NBA, and this will be his fourth time being an All-Star. In addition, Doncic is shooting 49.7% from the field and 35.1% from the three-point range. Doncic is by the far the most important player on the Mavs, and is in the middle of an MVP caliber season.

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.

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic will miss a game at Utah after spraining his left ankle against Phoenix in the opener of the two-game trip.

It will be the first time the 6-foot-7 guard has been sidelined by an injury this season. Coach Jason Kidd called a timeout, and Doncic slowly made his way to the locker room. Spencer Dinwiddie scored a season-high 36 points.

If the Dallas Mavericks want to add to their recent confidence-building win against the Phoenix Suns, they'll have to do it without three-time All-Star...

Doncic has sprained his right ankle three times in the last three years, missing one game last season (Jan. [The Slovenian guard is considered ‘day-to-day’](https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/2023/01/27/mavericks-guard-luka-doncic-day-to-day-after-suffering-sprained-ankle-vs-suns/) after spraining his left ankle against Phoenix on Thursday. He sat out the second night of a back to back with left ankle soreness five games later, and three outings after that, he sat six consecutive games with left ankle soreness. 15 against the Trail Blazers), but the label served more as a ailment designation for scheduled rest and recovery than for an overt injury. [Dallas Mavericks](https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/) want to add to their recent [confidence-building win against the Phoenix Suns](https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/2023/01/27/amid-luka-doncic-injury-uncertainty-spencer-dinwiddie-powers-mavs-to-clutch-win-vs-suns/), they’ll have to do it without [three-time All-Star starter Luka Doncic](https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/2023/01/26/luka-doncic-to-start-in-2023-nba-all-star-game-adding-to-brilliant-year-5-with-mavericks/). 15 win over the Denver Nuggets.

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.