Luka Doncic exits vs. Spurs with calf injury Luka Doncic left Sunday’s game against the San Antonio Spurs with a left calf strain and will not return, the team. Today we will discuss about Luka Doncic: How long is out| Injury status| Injury update
Luka Doncic: How long is out| Injury status| Injury update
Luka Dončić exited the game after suffering a left calf strain.
How long is out
Doncic strained his calf by planting his left leg to change directions after making a pass on offense with 2:24 left in the third quarter Sunday night, the regular-season finale against the San Antonio Spurs.
He hunched over and then limped off the court, directly to the locker room, with director of player health and personnel Casey Smith. He didn’t return to the bench, and the Mavericks didn’t provide an update while he received treatment after the game
Injury status
The Dallas Morning News interviewed a trio of sports medicine experts Monday who said muscle strains remain the most “finicky” and “complex” injuries for athletes because of the variability in severity, location and treatment options.
Doncic’s risk for re-injury amid heightened playoff physicality, and his calf’s response to 24-7 treatment in a recovery window shorter than after typical strains, will influence the Mavericks’ approach and factor into whether their All-Star will be available to start what appeared to be the franchise’s most promising postseason run since the 2011 championship squad.
Injury update
Muscle injuries are very difficult for us to treat because we don’t have a quick fix,” said T.O. Souryal, the Mavericks’ team doctor from 1993 to 2015. “We’ve made tremendous advances in ACL surgery and ankle and Tommy John, but we’ve not really made too many advances when it comes to a muscle injury.
“Because we don’t have a pill for a muscle strain and because we don’t have a brace for a muscle strain, we literally throw the kitchen sink at them
