DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks star rookie Cooper Flagg exited Wednesday night's game against the Denver Nuggets with a left ankle sprain. The Mavs made the announcement shortly after halftime.
Flagg suffered an apparent ankle injury concern on Monday, but it did not seem to be especially serious. He then left Wednesday's game for a few minutes in the second quarter after clearly hurting the ankle. However, he later returned and finished the half on the floor.
The Mavs later announced the injury update in the third quarter.
Cooper Flagg has been incredible in his rookie season. He has already took home every Rookie of the Month award that he has been eligible to win. Flagg is the clear front-runner for the NBA Rookie of the Year award.
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The hope, of course, is that this injury will not prove to be too serious. The last thing Dallas needs is another injury absence. Anthony Davis is already expected to miss at least six weeks with a hand injury. Later in Wednesday night's game, the Mavericks announced that Daniel Gafford also exited with a right ankle sprain.
It has been a long season in Dallas. Between the team sitting near the bottom of the Western Conference standings, a plethora of injury concerns and constant trade rumors, Dallas is hoping for better times ahead in the second half of the season. For now, all eyes are on Cooper Flagg and his injury status.
We will continue to monitor and provide updates as they are made available.