Mavericks star Luka Doncic will be available for Tuesday’s game against the Houston Rockets after an MRI revealed his injured left thumb was only a low-grade strain, according to coach Jason Kidd at Mavericks practice on Monday. Rookie center Dereck Lively, recovering from a lower back injury, is questionable.
Doncic injured his left thumb against the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday, needing to get it checked in the locker room and wrapped before returning to play. He finished the game, although since the Mavericks lost by double-digits, he wasn’t needed for his usual minutes allotment.