Star Tribune · Mar 9, 2023
Mavs' Doncic confounded by thigh injury after early exit
Dallas Mavericks guard Luka DoncicNEW ORLEANS — Luka Doncic only knew that his left thigh was in too much pain for him to be effective.
He did not understand why he was hurting or how he injured himself.
"I could barely run,'' Doncic said after the Dallas Mavericks' 113-106 loss in New Orleans on Wednesday night.
Doncic left in the third quarter after missing a step-back jumper. At that point, he'd scored 15 points on 4-of-14 shooting.
The injury has bothered Doncic for more than a week, he said. He could not pinpoint when it happened, only that he noticed it when he woke up the day after a game.
''I didn't get hit. So, it's kind of weird for me," Doncic said. "I really don't know what it is.''