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Mavs Injury Report: Porzingis One of 12 Available vs. Hornets

After their Monday night game against the New Orleans Pelicans was postponed, the COVID-hindered Dallas Mavericks are set to face off against the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday night.

Matt Galatzan

DALLAS - Following the postponement of their Monday night matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans, the Dallas Mavericks are ready to take the floor once again, as they head to Charlotte to take on the Hornets on Wednesday night. 

Dallas will not be at full strength, however, as they ran into an issue with NBA COVID-19 protocols, recording four positive COVID-19 tests, and have five players set to miss the matchup. 

Dallas had already listed guards Jalen Brunson and Josh Richardson, as well as forwards Dorian Finney-Smith, and big man Maxi Kleber as out, with at least three of those players testing positive for the virus. 

READ MORE: Dallas Mavericks COVID Cases on the Rise: Game vs. Pelicans Postponed

Now, it appears Dwight Powell could have been the fourth positive test for Dallas, as he was downgraded to out on Tuesday's official injury report. 

In some good news or the Mavs, it appears that star big man Kristaps Porzingis will make his season debut on Wednesday night, after missing the first nine games of the season following his offseason knee surgery. 

Porzingis likely would have made his debut on Monday night, but due to NBA COVID protocols, the game was postponed, with Dallas not having enough players available to take the floor for the game. 

READ MORE: Mavs’ Porzingis Upgraded For Monday Debut

With Porzingis now in tow, Dallas will have a total of 12 players available for the Wednesday night tilt, including Luka Doncic, Tim Hardaway Jr., and James Johnson - each of whom was seen on the team plane Tuesday afternoon.

You can view the full injury report for Dallas below:

G - Jalen Burson, OUT

G - Josh Richardson, OUT

F - Dorian Finney-Smith, OUT

F - Maxi Kleber, OUT

C - Dwight Powell, OUT

C - Kristaps Porzingis, OUT

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Matt Galatzan
MATT GALATZAN

Matt Galatzan is the Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com, AllAggies.com, and the Managing Editor of BuckeyesNow.com and TheGroveReport.com. He is also the Editor-In-Chief of RamDigest.com and TexansDaily.com. Galatzan graduated from the University of Mississippi, where he studied integrated marketing communications, with minors in journalism and business administration.  Galatzan started in the sports journalism industry under Mike Fisher at DallasBasketball.com in 2014, which at the time was part of the 247Sports network. He also spent two years covering the SMU Mustangs for PonyStampede.com on the 247Sports network.  When DallasBasketball.com and CowboysCountry.com moved over to Sports Illustrated's Fan Nation network in 2020, Galatzan followed suit, eventually being taking over as the Managing Editor and Publisher of LonghornsCountry.com and AllAggies.com a year later.  Through the years, Galatzan has conducted a handful of high-profile one-on-one interviews to add to his resume — in both writing and podcasting. Some of his biggest interviews have been with Mavs owner Mark Cuban, former Longhorns players Dan Neil and Phil Dawson, and many other recruits, and current/former players for each of the teams he has covered.  Galatzan is also a full-time employee in the digital media department for Audacy and KRLD FM's 105.3 The Fan in Dallas, which is the official radio home of the Dallas Cowboys. You can find Galatzan on all major social media channels, including Twitter on @MattGalatzan. For any inquiries, please email matt.galatzan@gmail.com

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