Barely two minutes had passed before the Heat, at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, when Luka Doncic's right ankle bent to draw a gloomy right angle on the floor. The tier of the Mavericks feared for the future of their great star, called to fight for the MVP. The Slovenian lay down and went to the locker room before the general stupor. The Mavericks lost in extra time against Miami (118-122).
Doncic was injured when he stepped on the foot of the rookie Heat base, Kendrick Nunn , after entering the basket. The Slovenian left the field for a timeout, with 10:20 minutes remaining to be played from the first quarter. Immediately, the team doctors made an x-ray that ruled out the break. It was a strong sprain, but he would no longer return to the scene after the tremendous fright.
"Hopefully it's nothing serious," coach Rick Carlisle said in the press room. "That's all we can say so far." "When you lose your best player, also taking into account how he is playing, it is always more difficult," said Barea, after the loss to Miami (118-122).
Doncic, the Rookie of the Year last season, has established himself as one of the first MVP candidates in the league. Until now, their numbers were: 30.4 points; 9.9 rebounds and 9.3 assists. Doncic's streak of 20 consecutive games with at least 20 points, five rebounds and five assists ended due to the injury.
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