Mavs ‘skeptical’ about Luka Doncic’s availability for Game 1 vs Jazz

The Dallas Mavericks could play Game 1 of the first-round playoff series vs the Utah Jazz without superstar guard Luka Doncic.

Doncic is dealing with a left calf strain and Dallas has not revealed a timetable for his return yet. With the series tipping off on Saturday, the Mavs are ‘skeptical’ and concerned about Doncic’s availability.

“The Mavericks are very much preparing for the possibility of not only maybe not having [Doncic] in Game 1, but maybe even Game 2 on Monday.

If this was the regular season, you wouldn’t even be talking about him possibly playing this weekend.

I think you can expect him to go down to the wire Friday, Saturday on this. But a great deal of skepticism, concern about how soon he will be available in this playoff series against Utah,” Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN said on NBA Countdown, via CBS Sports and Hoopswire.

Missing Luka Doncic for Game 1 (and likely Game 2) will be a huge blow for the Mavs, who have the home-court advantage. It will also let the Jazz enter the series as the favorite.

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