Luka Doncic received’t be within the lineup for the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday afternoon towards the Denver Nuggets, which isn’t any shock since he’s sidelined with a left calf pressure for not less than the subsequent two weeks. It marks Doncic’s seventeenth missed recreation of the season, which ends his streak of 5 consecutive appearances on an All-NBA first workforce and makes him ineligible for the MVP award. Doncic joins a rising checklist of stars who is not going to meet the NBA’s 65-game requirement for awards, together with Kawhi Leonard, Joel Embiid, Zion Williamson, Paolo Banchero and Chet Holmgren. “I feel that’s simply a part of the character proper now with the best way the foundations are arrange,” mentioned Mavericks coach Jason Kidd. “When you’ve gotten a extreme damage, it will probably knock you out of that, however we all know that he’s top-of-the-line gamers. He’s at all times talked about as an MVP candidate.” -via Dallas Morning Information / January 12, 2025
