The NBA Finals are heating up as Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has been downgraded to questionable for Game 2 on Sunday night. According to the injury report released at 1:30 p.m. ET, Doncic is dealing with a thoracic contusion on top of a right knee sprain and left ankle soreness that have been troubling him throughout the playoffs. The exact moment when Doncic suffered the new injury during Game 1 was not revealed.
During a practice session on Saturday, Doncic was visibly in discomfort, tending to his rib area and chest at times. Despite being listed as probable in the injury report until Sunday afternoon, he has now been downgraded to questionable. Doncic was present at the shootaround on Sunday morning but did not take part in the portion that was open to media, which was a departure from his usual routine of taking half-court shots and practicing free throws.
Although Doncic has not missed any of Dallas’ playoff games so far, he has been on the injury report several times with various ailments. In Game 1 against Boston, he scored 30 points but the Mavericks fell 107-89. Doncic’s performance made him the first player since Tim Duncan in 1999 to record a double-double with 30 or more points in his first NBA Finals game. In the postseason so far, Doncic has been averaging 28.8 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 8.4 assists per game.
The Celtics are waiting anxiously for news about Doncic’s availability for Game 2 as they face a tough challenge against him and his teammates at TD Garden at 8 p.m ET on Sunday night, broadcasted on ABC .
