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Luka Doncic Suffers Concerning Non-Contact Leg Injury During Christmas Day Game

Ryan Phillips

Doncic left the Dallas Maverick's Christmas Day game against the Minnesota Timberwolves with a leg injury.
Doncic left the Dallas Maverick's Christmas Day game against the Minnesota Timberwolves with a leg injury. / Via ESP
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Luka Doncic was forced to leave the Dallas Mavericks' Christmas Day game with an injury.

The All-Star guard had to exit the Mavericks' matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolves after suffering a non-contact leg injury. The injury came as Doncic drove near the left elbow late in the first half. As he went toward the basket, he attempted a jab step and immediately stopped and gave the ball up.

He clearly knew something was wrong and stopped playing as soon as he felt something was wrong.

Another angle is below.

He limped off the court back to the locker room soon after. He looked emotional as he left the court.

Entering Wednesday's game, Doncic was having another spectacular season. The 25-year-old was averaging 28.8 points, 8.5 rebounds and 8.1 assists in 36.6 minutes per game.

There is no word on how severe the injury is, but Doncic going down would be devastating for the Mavericks.

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RYAN PHILLIPS

Ryan Phillips is a senior writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has worked in digital media since 2009, spending eight years at The Big Lead before joining SI in 2024. Phillips also co-hosts The Assembly Call Podcast about Indiana Hoosiers basketball and previously worked at Bleacher Report. He is a proud San Diego native and a graduate of Indiana University’s journalism program.

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