It was a Star Wars theme night for the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday night at American Airlines Center. And the force was definitely not with the Mavs.
Less than two minutes into the much-anticipated showdown against the Miami Heat, Mavs point guard Luka Doncic suffered a right ankle sprain and did not return to the game. The Mavs fell behind by 24 points, regrouped, but eventually lost the game in overtime, 122-118.
Doncic was driving from the left side of the paint to the right and inadvertantly stepped on the left foot of Heat guard Kendrick Nunn, who briefly stepped inside to provide defensive help.