By Antonis Stroggylakis/ info@eurohoops.net
Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is available to play in Game 4 against the Los Angeles Clippers Sunday (23/8), his team announced. The Slovenian player had suffered an ankle sprain in Game 3 of the series, Friday.
After Game 3, Doncic had mentioned that the injury isn’t worrying him much. “It’s not that bad,” the 21-year-old All-Star said in the post-game presser while addressing the seriousness of the sprain.
Doncic was hurt near the end of the third quarter and had to exit the game, limping to the locker room. He returned to the bench and it was later determined that he won’t be able to enter the match again. The Clippers won 130-122 to take a 2-1 lead in the series.
Before his injury, Doncic registered a triple-double in the match, the first-ever by a Mavs player in the playoffs.
UPDATE: The Mavericks later said that Kristaps Porzingis will miss Game 4 due to soreness on his right knee. Porzingis had scored a team-high 34 points in Game 3.