Not that there’s a good time to have your two best players sitting on the bench in designer jeans, but for the struggling Mavericks it came at a very inopportune moment.
Luka Donu010diu0107 and Kristaps Porzingis both missed Saturday’s game against Memphis at American Airlines Center. For a team that has lost six of its last eight, this is terrible timing.
But what is of greater importance is just how long the two stars will be unavailable.
Coach Jason Kidd said that the medical update only applies to Saturday’s game. Donu010diu0107 is dealing with left ankle soreness, a lingering problem from the left knee and ankle sprains that kept him out for three games just before Thanksgiving.