In the first game of the new season against the San Antonio Spurs, the Dallas Mavericks’ top player is running out of time to get on the court.

During the Dallas Mavericks’ trip to Spain, Luka Doncic picked up a minor strain in his left calf, which prevented him from playing for the rest of the preseason.

Jason Kidd, the Mavs’ coach, stated that Doncic will be “reevaluated later” and expressed optimism that the top player will be ready for the team’s October 25 opener against the San Antonio Spurs.

Doncic was made to practice alone at the most recent training session.He used a stationary bike to warm up and limited his exercise to tossing and hopping.

Despite the emotional significance of playing Real Madrid, Doncic had an injury during the Mavs’ October 9 practice in Madrid, which restricted him to five minutes against the team the following day. former club.

After the team’s 12-day international journey, which included two losses to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Abu Dhabi, Doncic underwent an MRI.

Speaking to the Spanish media, the 24-year-old defender called the injury “nothing serious”.The Slovenian defender has, however, previously sustained an injury of a similar nature.

Doncic had to miss 12 days of action at the close of the 2021–22 regular season due to soreness in his left leg.This celebrity was compelled to skip the first three games of the Utah Jazz’s first-round series.

Kyrie Irving, another All-Star defender, ingested the entire practice plan after missing the final two games of the Mavs’ trip due to left groin soreness.

The season’s first game for Dallas was particularly noteworthy because it was Victor Wembanyama’s NBA debut.One of the most promising players in recent years is the 2023 NBA Draft’s first pick, and the battle between Wemby and Doncic will undoubtedly be entertaining to watch.