🚨 LUKA DONCIC SUFFERS LEFT CALF STRAIN 🚨 Shams Charania reports 🗣️ | NBA Countdown

[@DrBaller_23]

It ruined a good christmas game, speedy recovery for luka

[@retrac6306]

Game got better when he left way more ball movement, and Dallas was semi-competitive

[@s.1.9.7]

​@@retrac6306It's okay, we all have our dumb moments in life, but not all of that has to be said out loud though. Yikes.

[@RobMoreno-mw5uq]

​@@retrac6306when he left dallas went from 11 down to 28 and he was the only one playing defense and it stayed that way until the 4th.

[@devonsolomon4153]

​@@retrac6306Oh look it's a Wolves fan who Luka humbled in the playoffs! How is things going after the KAT trade junior?😂🤣

[@readmycomment3707]

@@retrac6306 Luka was only one scoring when he went out you clown

[@JLCruise1]

Dallas should not force Luka’s return or he might have the same injury as KD.

[@cryptidian3530]

Yeah. I'd rather see him miss a month and a half, get that calf right, not get regular season awards but then be ready for the late February or early March basketball and make a Playoffs push.

[@rumbajuice]

The last time I saw Luka looked like he wasn't ailing from anything was 2022 playoffs. Since then he's been riddled with minor injuries. I think Dallas' doctors need to make him sit down, as hard as it is to do. Dallas will make the playoffs without him, just return when he's 100% ready, and he'll be an even bigger force to deal with, more than he already is.

[@frgabrielmary4620]

He never seems 100%. I don't see him ever winning a championship without making conditioning and offseason rest a priority. He might want to start fresh with his training staff as well. Whatever he's been doing isn't working.

[@ImMe20127]

@@frgabrielmary4620idk why yall think conditioning is the issue with Luka when it’s comes to his injuries

[@frgabrielmary4620]

@@ImMe20127 Because he spends more time on the IL than most NBA starters, he plays during the offseason, he missed training camp, and he just looks heavier than a lot of other players. Similar problem with Zion. It's hard on the body to play this game when carrying extra weight.

[@ImMe20127]

@ he’s never played less than 65 games a year lol there’s no way you think he’s hurt more than other players

[@frgabrielmary4620]

@@ImMe20127 You're right, maybe it feels like more because he's such an impact player and we feel it more when he's out. He averages about 67 games per year, a little over 80%. I just read that the avg all-star played 64 games last year. If that's correct, he'd actually be above avg.

[@curiosaf8560]

Always be closing your mouth SAS

[@pharma2546]

He stays away from any Kyrie Irving related topics 😂

[@Brararaf101]

I hope they don't rush him back give him extra week to rest plus no summer Slovenia team Luca getting those little injuries too often rest dude

[@larrycampbell5649]

Luka is a great basketball player and I'm not saying that I'm in the best shape. However, I believe he is getting these injuries because of his diet. It doesn't seem like he plays a whole season without injuries. If you look at the greats, their workout routines were brutal, leading them to playing at 100% all the time. I'm a Dallas fan and some people might disagree with me when I say this, but the team plays much better when Luka is not on the floor sometimes.

[@andreyushkin]

Real. But we also just can't afford going out without Luka in these next few games because the schedule is tight. You can say that the roster is deep enough that we can actually get wins without him but if we're gonna get that for at least 3-4 weeks without Luka at all, it's gonna be tough. I hope Luka does rest for at least 3-4 weeks though and Kyrie should be able to keep us in the top 6 spot at least waiting for Luka's return. He's gonna be more impactful come playoff time with him fully ready.

[@SonOfAndre108]

If he tears his Achilles he won't be able to recover 100 percent.

[@ParmesanA11]

KD tore his Achilles and came back better than ever. Even if Luka tore his ACL, saying he for sure won’t come back 100% is just wrong.

[@ilovekaiyko]

@@ParmesanA11KD isnt fat

[@ParmesanA11]

@@ilovekaiyko Okay and? Luka is probably more fit than you

[@ilovekaiyko]

@@ParmesanA11 what does being more fit than me have to do with his nba job

[@ParmesanA11]

@@ilovekaiyko It means if fitness is the issue, Luka’s still in better shape than most haters. You didn’t deny that. Plus, Luka’s build doesn’t mean he can’t recover fully or come back at all. Besides, he hasn’t even torn his ACL, so I’m not worried.

[@randyholliday5626]

This is the NBA's way of slowing Luka down he ain't hurt! 5 straight All NBA First Teams they want to promote Wemby as face of the league

[@loganmisiak5573]

We all know Luka is better!

[@ilovekaiyko]

😂😂😂

[@jfinity_362]

cult

[@michaelsutherlandsk8a4life]

He’s out for 5 seasons

[@JesseR21]

There Goes My Parlay

[@kingtevo5362]

3 games Porzingis and now Anthony Davis 😡

[@awdrpepper]

Luka is 25 going on 35. That is a bad sign.

[@martinflores7354]

Calm down SAS. of Luka was playin they would have lost. Sit down steven

[@Fast___Break]

If luka was playing the Mavs would not have come back. He wasn’t sharing the ball when he was playing be honest

[@martinflores7354]

@ really What r u smoking. Luka would have had like 40+. Come on now.

[@justap7164]

He had only 14 points before leaving the game. Without those points it wouldn’t have been that close. They play better with him since he’s a gravity player that makes everyone around him play better y’all fail to understand that. Mavs started trailing down more points without him the second and third quarter that’s how much they were struggling without him

[@devonsolomon4153]

​@@Fast___BreakKeep telling yourself that junior!

[@patrickcampbell4137]

Should coulda woulda…but guess what? They lost

[@oneyedthing]

He got too much weight for his frame.

[@onlyfacts3178]

OUT FOR AN ENTIRE MONTH...good bye MVP chances and 1st ALL NBA TEAM

[@MichaelPatrick-d9l]

Malika = Cringe

[@poopiskoopi7708]

yep, still smash tho

[@MichaelPatrick-d9l]

@poopiskoopi7708 I'll pass ,she yells trouble she's woke

[@BERNARDO712]

The beer diet isn't working?

[@MundoRecords64]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Kwansmusic]

Luka needs to go to the gym and work out

[@lac2275]

It was a matter of time. Many of us here have been raising the isue of Luka's weight. Playing at the pro level with that amount of extra weight is not sustainable. After a couple of years, your body starts to break apart. The same thing happened to Zion.

[@pirexstacks1545]

Edwards he’s different yall

[@dequanadams8107]

Prime Harden never used to get hurt

[@ElfroralckDulyx]

Nah you don't play with the calf next thing to go is the Achilles

[@dequanadams8107]

@ ik im just saying prime harden never got hurt for them to always say he out of shape I truly believe luka be out of shape

[@devonsolomon4153]

Prime Harden just choked in the playoffs.

[@darrieyonrangel1491]

@@dequanadams8107 prime harden never went to the finals.

[@darrieyonrangel1491]

@@dequanadams8107prime harden was nice but luka done accomplished more than him at age 25 😂 dont compare lol

[@giffondhall9214]

The Mavs need jimmy butler!

[@chris-t6d3s]

Now more than ever considering what happened on Wed.

[@mystique_arch]

With him struggling with injury, Mavs need Jimmy Butler as substitute

[@justap7164]

He won’t solve any of their problems. They don’t have assets to give up for him. They don’t need him

[@devonsolomon4153]

No!

[@devonsolomon4153]

So at the cost of our depth we must sign a 35 year old injury prone player? Yeah delusional.

[@UlyssesSmith3youtubeENT]

He'll get injured like or even worse than Luka so pass!

[@chris-t6d3s]

Even Nikko has t be entertaining the idea,but at what cost?

[@itsjizzle6525]

somehow i think dallas plays better without him

[@onlyfacts3178]

maybe thats why MAVS were always ahead when he was on the floor hahahaha FUN STAT before the KYRIE trade MAVS were 0 wins 7 losses without LUKA..with LUKA they were winning 67% of the games making them a 3rd seed..

[@mikeflash1973]

They'll play with more chemistry without Luka. They'll look better for awhile but, they won't be better, long term.

[@theokingshango]

well they certainly have to play better if hes out😎 they should be winning without him the way they stacked

[@ilovekaiyko]

Because they do, When kyrie is running the show, everyone on the teams stats go up

[@boxscorewatcher413]

Luka soft

[@j.l.howlett6843]

He is just as bad as Zion but doesn’t get injured as much fat wise

[@NotyouraverageS10]

Luka and Jokic are the best in the league rn

[@justap7164]

It’s a calf strain tf you mean soft? If you had one urself you’d be in the same amount of pain he was in

[@TreyTruth619]

@@NotyouraverageS10offensively right ? Because I know you ain’t talking 2 way 😂

[@UHaulTV]

Kompared 2 whom?

[@AshleyMichaud]

No reason for me to watch NBA now 🥹🥹🥹

[@mikeflash1973]

Lol. Ok. Bye ✌🏾