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Mavs center Dereck Lively II is expected to be out for the next 2 to 3 months, according to reports.
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ESPN’s Shams Charania says Lively suffered a foot fracture.
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The Mavericks (23-20) are currently the seventh seed in the Western Conference.
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Mavs center Dereck Lively II is expected to be out for the next 2 to 3 months, according to reports.
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ESPN’s Shams Charania says Lively suffered a foot fracture.
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The Mavericks (23-20) are currently the seventh seed in the Western Conference.
DALLAS — According to recent rumors, Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively will be sidelined for two to three months due to a foot ailment.
Report: Dereck Lively suffers foot fracture
DALLAS, TEXAS – JANUARY 12: On January 12, 2025, in Dallas, Texas, Dereck Lively II #2 of the Dallas Mavericks responds during the third quarter of their game against the Denver Nuggets at American Airlines Center. (Image courtesy of Getty Images/Sam Hodde)
We know:
According to Shams Charania of ESPN, Lively sustained a minor foot fracture.
Since suffering an injury during the Mavericks’ January 14 loss to the Denver Nuggets, Lively has missed the last three games.
Anchoring the Mavericks defense, the second-year center has averaged 9.1 points and 7.8 rebounds.
What is unknown to us:
It will be some time before the Mavericks’ roster is fully recovered at this point.
Due to a calf injury, Luka Doncic has missed the last 14 games. In those games, the Mavericks are 4-10.
The team declared on December 27 that Doncic’s condition would be reassessed in a month.
Right now, the Mavericks (23–20) are ranked eighth in the Western Conference.
Lengthy injury report vs. Timberwolves
When the Mavericks play the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday, they will be shorthanded.
Guard Jaden Hardy (ankle), center Dwight Powell (hip), and guard Dante Exum (wrist) have already been ruled out in addition to Lively and Doncic.
G Klay Thompson (ankle), G Quentin Grimes (back), and F Naji Marshall (illness) are all marked as questionable.
The Dallas Mavericks and ESPN’s Shams Charania are the sources of the information in this story.
