Luka Doncic, Marcus Morris
Photo: Kevin C. Cox/Pool Photo, via AP

According to Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium, the Dallas Mavericks star guard Luka Doncic is expected to miss Game 1 against the Utah Jazz on Saturday night due to a strained calf. Doncic suffered the injury during Sunday’s regular-season finale vs. the San Antonio Spurs. 

“Luka Doncic would love to play Saturday, he’d love to play in Games 1 and 2 in this series,” Charania said on Stadium. “It’s unfortunate timing-wise. As of right now, we’ll see as this series goes on.”

He added, “As much as Luka Doncic is a competitor and wants to be on the floor, this is going to be lingering and looming over the entire series.”