While there are grades of ankle sprains, ask anyone trying to walk around on one if there is a "mild" version.
Yet that's what Mavericks sources say about Luka Doncic's ankle sprain suffered against the Suns on Thursday night. He is "day-to-day" with the injury, a story first reported by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN (and since confirmed by others).
Doncic has been playing through ankle soreness in recent weeks and it's fair to expect the Mavericks to give him a few games off. However, it can't be too many for a team fighting for a playoff spot, the Mavs are 0-5 in games Doncic has rested this season and have been outscored by 5.3 points per 100 possessions this season when he sits (although they did beat the Suns largely without him Thursday). Doncic is an All-Star starter averaging 33.8 points, 9.1 rebounds and 8.6 assists a game.
Dallas plays next on Saturday against the Jazz. It would be a surprise to see Doncic suit up for that game.
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Reprots: Luka Doncic day-to-day with "mild" ankle sprain originally appeared on NBCSports.com
