Luka Doncic OUT vs. Jalen Brunson's Knicks: Full Mavs Injury Report

After a disappointing loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday, things won't get any easier for the Dallas Mavericks, as Luka Doncic will be out with an ankle injury when they take on Jalen Brunson and the red-hot New York Knicks on Thursday.

Dalton Trigg | Jan 10, 2024

Luka Doncic OUT vs. Jalen Brunson's Knicks: Full Mavs Injury Report /

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If you watched the Dallas Mavericks' embarrassing performance against the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday night and thought things couldn't get much worse ... think again.

Ahead of Thursday's highly-anticipated matchup with the red-hot New York Knicks, a wet blanket has been thrown on what will be former Mavs guard Jalen Brunson's first game played at American Airlines Center since leaving Dallas for New York in free agency a year and a half ago.

Luka Doncic, Dallas Mavericks, Jalen Brunson, New York Knicks — Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports

According to the latest injury report submitted by the Mavs, superstar Luka Doncic will miss Thursday's game due to an ankle sprain. Doncic had been listed as questionable on the injury report for previous games with "ankle swelling," so it apparently has gotten to the point where the four-time All-NBA First Teamer just needs to give it a rest.

In addition to Doncic, Dante Exum (plantar sprain) is also out for the Mavs, Dereck Lively II (ankle sprain) and Maxi Kleber (toe) are listed as doubtful, and Grant Williams (ankle sprain) is listed as questionable.

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The Knicks come into AAC having won five consecutive games since swinging a trade for 3-and-D wing O.G. Anunoby. We'll see if Kyrie Irving and company can play the role of "streak-busters" against a tough New York squad while Doncic lets his ankle recover.

Published Jan 10, 2024

DALTON TRIGG

Dalton Trigg is the Editor-In-Chief for Dallas Basketball, as well as the Executive Editor overseeing Inside The Rockets, Inside The Spurs, All Knicks, and The Magic Insider. He is the founder and host for the Mavs Step Back Podcast, which is a proud part of the Blue Wire podcast network. Trigg graduated from the University of Southern Mississippi’s College of Business and Economic Development with a bachelor’s degree in entrepreneurship in 2016. After spending a few years with multiple Dallas Mavericks-related blogs, including SB Nation’s Mavs Moneyball, Trigg joined DallasBasketball.com as a staff writer in 2018 and never looked back. At the start of 2022, he was promoted to the EIC title he holds now. Through the years, Trigg 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, Mavs GM Nico Harrison, now-retired legend Dirk Nowitzki and many other current/former players and team staffers. Many of those interviews and other articles by Trigg have been aggregated by other well-known sports media websites, such as Yahoo Sports, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report and others. You can find Trigg on all major social media channels, but his most prevalent platform is on Twitter. Whether it’s posting links to his DBcom work, live-tweeting Mavs games or merely giving his opinions on things going on with Dallas and the rest of the NBA, the daily content never stops rolling. For any inquiries, please email Dalton@MavsStepBack.com.