The Dallas Mavericks have battled injuries all season long; unfortunately, the injuries continue to pile up.
On Saturday, the Mavericks announced that guard Dante Exum sustained a left-hand injury during Friday’s game against the Houston Rockets. Further medical evaluation of the injury yielded a left-hand fracture.
According to the team, the 29-year-old Exum will be listed as out and re-evaluated in four weeks, with appropriate medical updates to follow as available.
With that timetable, Exum could be out for the year.
This season, the seven-year veteran is averaging 9.1 points and 2.8 assists in 18 games.
The Mavs are currently without Kyrie Irving(out for the season/ACL), Dereck Lively II(ankle), Anthony Davis(abductor), P.J. Washington(ankle), Jaden Hardy(ankle), Olivier-Maxence Prosper(wrist), and Daniel Gafford(knee).
At this point, they have lost seven of eight. Dallas is still the 10th and final seed in the West for the Play-in Tournament and is 1.5 games up on the Suns, so they have to start winning if they want to make the Play-in Tournament.
Dallas gets back to action on Sunday when they host the Philadelphia 76ers.
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