Cooper Flagg Leaves Mavericks Game Against Nuggets With Sprained Ankle

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Cooper Flagg near nan Mavericks crippled against nan Nuggets Wednesday night. He did not return to nan game, and nan squad described his wounded arsenic being a near ankle sprain.

The No. 1 prime successful this year’s NBA draught rolled his ankle while defending Denver guardant Peyton Watson successful nan paint. Flagg went to nan locker room but returned to nan game, past nan Mavs announced nan 19-year-old prima wouldn’t return to nan crippled astatine halftime.

He rolled his near ankle during Dallas’s 113–105 triumph complete nan Nets Monday, but he returned to nan crippled and led nan Mavs pinch 27 points. He near Wednesday’s crippled against nan Nuggets pinch six points connected 3-for-9 shooting, positive 1 rebound, 1 assistance and a artifact successful 15 minutes of play. The Duke merchandise and caller look of nan Mavericks is averaging 19.1 points, 6.4 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 1.3 steals per crippled frankincense acold successful his rookie season.

Flagg has appeared successful each but 1 of nan Mavs’ games this season, only missing a Nov. 19 title against nan Knicks owed to an illness. He’s tied pinch Hornets rookie Kon Knueppel for nan scoring lead crossed NBA rookies, pinch nan 4th prime successful nan draught and Flagg’s assemblage teammate averaging 19.1 points a nighttime for Charlotte.

Should Flagg miss sizeable time, it would beryllium different rustle for Dallas who’s without prima large man Anthony Davis as he recovers from a manus wounded and will beryllium re-evaluated successful six weeks amid waste and acquisition rumors while nan franchise looks to build astir its young star.