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Jason Kidd Provides Luka Doncic & Klay Thompson Injury Updates

The Dallas Mavericks have a two-game road trip coming up and they want their stars available

Austin Veazey

Nov 6, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) warms up in front of Dallas Mavericks guard Klay Thompson (31) before the game against the Chicago Bulls at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images
Nov 6, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) warms up in front of Dallas Mavericks guard Klay Thompson (31) before the game against the Chicago Bulls at American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images / Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images
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The Dallas Mavericks have a back-to-back on the road this weekend against the Utah Jazz and Portland Trail Blazers, but they've been playing without two of their biggest stars recently. Luka Doncic missed the last four games with a wrist strain, while Klay Thompson missed the last two with plantar fascia.

With two of his normal starters out of the rotation, Jason Kidd has found a way to keep the team winning, using some big games from Naji Marshall, Spencer Dinwiddie, and Quentin Grimes, but Kidd would prefer to have his team fully healthy.

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Coach Kidd provided injury updates on both players to the media after practice on Friday ahead of their road trip. He said Luka Doncic practiced, saying he looks like Luka. Doncic will travel with the team this weekend, but Kidd said, "We'll see how he feels tomorrow," regarding his potential to play against the Jazz.

Klay Thompson did not practice, but Kidd said he was feeling better. The Mavericks hope he can be back soon.

Doncic will want to play against the Utah Jazz after they embarrassed the Mavericks two weeks ago. Dallas dropped to the Jazz in Salt Lake City 115-113 for their fourth-straight loss at the time. That loss sparked a team meeting immediately after the game, and the Mavs have been 6-1 since and are a win away on Tuesday from likely making the knockout stage of the NBA Cup.

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AUSTIN VEAZEY

Austin Veazey joined NoleGameday as the Lead Basketball Writer in 2019, while contributing as a football writer, and started as editor for MavericksGameday in 2024. Veazey was a Florida State Men’s Basketball Manager from 2016-2019. Follow Austin on Twitter at @EasyVeazeyNG

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