This injury makes it even more frustrating that he didn’t get MVP last season. It completely was a robbery. He had an insane historic season with a 73pt game thrown in and made it to the finals as a 5 seed.
Luka isn’t injury prone but I think he isn’t responsible with his injuries. You can tell that he loves playing basketball that he plays through a bunch of injuries but he NEEDS to take better care of himself. I don’t know if it’s conditioning or something else but there is a problem with him.
He never played less than 65 games in a season he is very available hes never been out for a long stretch, the issue is that its the same nagging left leg that just didn't fully heal and its about time that he doesn't come back any earlier than when thiat leg is fully healed.
No other player gets this kind of weird scrutinty about whether he takes his body seriously except Zion, and Zion 100% warrants it obviously. Luka has dominated on the floor in a historic way, has postseason success, and has played a pretty high % of his games (esp compared to other stars), it's usually just a game here and there. It's dissatisfied ridiculous that virtually NO MATTER WHAT he does, he still gets slandered as some fat and lazy slacker.
@@michaelhaydenbell mostly because people scrutinize his body, they always labelled it as fat and slow. And there was a defense issue, so obviously that issue played a part which connects luka as being lazy... Yes he is not a great defensive player, but the dude literally carried the team since dirk retired... Kyrie was the best addition last 2023
@@michaelhaydenbell You guys gotta stop giving Luka the victim card. I’m not saying Luka is lazy but there is a some problem with his conditioning or injury problem. Everyone gives superstars crap when they see them get overweight to a degree and people still do it to James Harden. Luka is a good player but it definitely looks like he doesn’t take care of himself as much as he should. But Luka definitely does get unfairly criticized for some things when it’s not in his control tho.
Severe calf injuries could be up to 12 weeks. You can’t play as much basketball as Luka has done in the last year and be called injury prone. He’s just worn tf out.
@@aw3some470 and do you think that won’t have consequences on his body in the long term? He’s moving like a 30 y/o already. Let’s be honest with ourselves
I do think people overthink Luka's conditioning but you can't look at the dude and tell me he isnt 20-30lbs above his peak athletic shape. That extra weight does matter when every pivot, movement, cut puts more torque on the calf/lower body
luka really just does all the things you need of a generational player in this league, down to even fighting through lingering injury like we saw in the postseason and now. You may expect it of this guy who came into the nba as an mvp and champion elsewhere, but I feel as though it may go unappreciated
Always because people always go against him esp his weight, he s too slow etc etc not mvp material... They just dont appreciate him that much, he is a generational player
@Andrew-gs2ps it's a strain. He plays a ton of basketball. It happens. Have u ever played basketball for seasons upon seasons everyday? U get lil sprains and strains it's completely normal. The hating and weight watching is so out of control with mavs Fandom. I can't even watch a live stream and see your insanely dumb hating comments anymore
It seems like Luka is the type of player that the more you try and put a temporary Band-Aid on an issue the worse it’s gonna get. It’s not like he came into the season healthy nor did he spend the off-season resting enough after being injured a lot last season.
I can't know this for sure, but all I know is when I used to be heavier I would get calf strains all the time when on my runs and would need to take time off because of it quite frequently. Once I dropped more and more and more weight all of my cramping/straining of muscles almost came to a stop. I'm now 6'0 and weigh about 209 (trying to get to mid 190's) I basically never have issues anymore.
I completely agree with you about how long Luka will be out... two weeks minimum to at least a month, and I'm leaning toward the month layoff. As an NBA fan I've always feared the injury that comes from just playing basketball to any contact injury because the "Ghost" injury was always going to happen because of an underlying serious lingering problem. Those types of injuries almost always mean time... a lot of time.
Wishing the best for Luka and the Mavs. He is a transcendent talent, just like my team's Jokic. At least you guys have Kyrie Irving. He can, imo, achieve just about anything he needs. I hope Luka is back soon, but Mavs games, for me, just became must watch NBA just to see what coach Kidd and Kyrie mix up with the rest of the boys through this stretch of games. I'm a Nugs fan but go Mavs...
Slightly, I love your analysis like no other, but you face planted on this McMahon comment, and here's why... Although it is "possible" that McMahon didn't mean to imply anything insidious about Luka... "Never made it back on defense" is not the same as "Wasn't able to make it back on defense" and are not remotely similar in their intent. McMahon made a choice to state it the first way when the second way was just as easy to do and far more accurate in describing what actually happened. Please be careful not to cover for other analysts at the expense of your own integrity. I don't think you are doing so intentionally, but it's not a good look here. Stay true to yourself and tell it like it is... like you always do.
100 percent correct, I kinda couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Verbiage is important and as someone who is presumably a media savvy guy I wouldn’t think something so basic would go so clearly missed. I also think it’s strange to go out of his way to give the benefit of the doubt to someone who has a history of making these sorts of derisive comments, especially about/towards the mavs.
@@user-eo9fl9wb8s Slightly did mention that McMahon is on Luka's and quite a few fans radar for taking jabs at Luka unnecessarily. I think this might be another stick on the pile. Not good...
@@thepabs911 yeah the verbiage is very clearly meant to be derisive “wasn’t able to get back on defense” would’ve been more neutral or highlighted the severity of the injury, but what he said makes Luka out to be lazy or lacking effort, at least for anyone passing by the post lacking context.
The reality is, when Dinwiddie isn't hitting shots, he's terrible. If he doesn't hit those 3s he's just dribbling down your shot clock doing nothing. If he's playing 30 minutes, he HAS to be hitting 3s or you lose. Gonna be hard without Luka lol. But honestly he'll probably be back in 2-3 weeks. Luka won't sit out unless he has to.
He's not sit if he want to play lol we already know who he is. Mavs need to force him to rest and get healthy for the long run otherwise it will be the same again like last playoffs.
Next 5 weeks,20 games It will be a tough schedule. At worst,if we beat only crappy teams,i predict 8-12. We need to manage Kyrie minutes, schedule loss must become a thing,in a good way. Overall,i am not concerned about long term Luka health,he will be fine. Mffl,this team will be good
im not too worried about this stretch, but i just hope this doesn't fuck his health up for the next 3 years. i know theres losses incoming and i HATE to lose but im also sort of excited to see kyrie first option ball for more than just a few games
Let’s remember that Kyrie usually plays with the bench guys like Dinwiddie and Hardy much more than Luka does. Luka usually plays with Klay, pj and lively when Kyrie is off the floor … so of course the offensive rating is going to be worse with Luka off the floor and Kyrie playing with guys who miss a lot. Im not that worried I just hope they don’t overwork Kyrie. Also hope Naji starts getting more minutes again. They will need his scoring.
Luka would have to have the body and mind of Michael Jordan to not be exhausted with his workload and length of career by this age. He stated pro ball at 16
When you get injured, and are still hot, the worst thing you can do is try to power trough the injury. Its never worth it to gimp around and jump on one foot, trying to play one defensive possession. Because you risk making that injury way worse, tearing more tendons, tissue, muscle, breaking more bone, etc. whatever was wrong.
As a mavs fan I normally wouldn't worry too much but I am OFFICIALLY concerned. This is our best chance at a championship since he was drafted but this is also the most he's been injured. Idk man
I remember Mav fan mocking and laughing at Jayson Tatum for bulking up really caring about his fitness... Now they're wishing he would take his fitness and conditioning more seriously... Who's laughing now
This needs to be a wakeup call to Luka and the Mavs. The amount of workload he's taking on that weight is not sustainable. He needs to drop 10-20 pounds and find that middle ground where he's strong enough to bully the smaller defenders while being agile against the bigger guys. The way he plays the game is not that of an injury prone guy and the fact that he's constantly getting injured is a tell that his body is not handling the extra stress his weight is putting on the legs.
All of his injuries have been to his lower extremities-ankle,heel,knee and now his calf. The next one(i sure hope not)would be his achilles which corresponds to the heel up to the calf. IMO he needs to shed at last 15 lbs to avoid any more injuries and have a prolonged career. When he played in the Euro league his frame was slender and he was quick at 200. He had to put on weight when he started playing for Dallas to compete with NBA athletes. For me his ideal playing weight should not exceed 220 lbs,
I agree with pretty much everything you said. He needs to realize where is bread is buttered, and stop some of his summer playing. I am a die hard Mavs fan, been hear since 1980 and Luka is one of the best I've ever seen.
Im assuming the Mavs are gonna take their time with him, since this was a lingering issue. KD had a grade 1 calf strain before coming back and ultimately tearing his Achilles. But I pray Luka has a speedy recovery.!!!
Yes my opinion is he needs to make that switch that veterans like kyrie or chris paul make to take care of their bodies more sooner rather than later after a catastrophic tear that side lines him for a year or two. The mileage hes already had at his age is compiling and his body is telling him to make a change or get seriously hurt. If it means falling in the standings so be it just get right for the playoffs
I believe in this team...one thing the Mavs don't lack is heart and tenacity. We saw it displayed in the 4th quarter of the Christmas Day game and the last stretch of games that Luka was out. I believe that Kyrie can keep us afloat until Luka's return if the others step up in their roles. Luka needs to come back 100 for the play-in/play off runs so he needs to take as much time as he needs. As much as it is not an ideal situation, we got this!! Go MAVS!!
I feel like the NBA is Payne Luca to play basketball games that he should be responsive and respectful and not play during the summer which is ridiculous
Not injury prone but his playstyle can be very hard on the body. The constant looking for contact when driving and the sudden breaks whilst being 230-250 pounds can strain the muscles.
@@ALEX808sinjury prone means he’s out for a long period of time like kawhi or embiid. Most of his injuries are short term muscle strain or contusions that are caused by contact. Calf strain can easily be because of his playstyle causing a strain on his muscles given how much he weighs
@yusufoz6729 Injury Prone doesn’t exactly mean someone is out for a long time. That’s like saying Klay Thompson is injury prone because he was out for 2 years. Injury Prone means frequently injured or sustaining injuries.
Don't worry too much about Luka. He comes from the Balkan peninsula. He'll be fine. Mavs have a good rooster this year and can win games without him. They are better with Luka, but all they need is to get to the PO. It doesn't matter if Mavs have the home court advantage. They will always have the best player in the series on the court, and that is more important than having the home court advantage. At least in the NBA. Now, if this was Euroleague, home court would matter because you don't want to play too many games in the opponents arena since fans are likely going to be throwing lighter, mobile phones, coins, flash bangs and other stuff at you. In the NBA, the most dangerous thing that can happen to a player is if someone in the first row spills his drink and they slip on it. O and fans chanting DEFENSE, DEFENSE.
Mavs are winning garbage time minutes because Hardy is the king of garbage time! I watched enough Mavs games to realize that Jeff can easily end up with double figures in the 11-13 pts range within that 5-min garbage time window😄
I think it's mostly high use. Played the finals last year then went over seas to play over there. I dont care for how he contorts and twists his body around to get ticky tack fouls either. I really don't see this getting better as he takes very little time off in the off season.
How i wish he didnt play overseas but who are we to tell... If he wants to represent his country, he will do it... HE said it before, he makes his country proud everytime he represents it
I think this is a phenomenal chance for Kyrie to go for some awards and achievements he hasn't got yet. I know it would take some INSANE performances to be an MVP contender, but I hope he can atleast use the chance and go crazy, get the love and attention he deserves. Knowing Ky he will have some disapointing games but I really hope he can lock in like yday 4th quarter
Kyrie is way too talented of a player to be lacking in the awards and achievements department so I really do hope this season he can get some rewards and shut some people up like an all star team, all nba first team and a top 5 mvp candidate would be great for Kyrie. He is 32 turning 33 soon so he doesn't have a lot of time left so this is pretty much one of if not his last true attempt of having an mvp caliber season.
Look at Luka's games played over his career. He's only hit 70 games twice in 7 seasons. Plenty of players have had his workload and missed less games. He's out of shape. Plain and simple. It's not like he's a high flyer and putting himself at risk while airborne. He MUST start taking his fitness seriously. Look at LeBron's games played over his career. It ain't going to get easier as Luka gets older
The people in the comments on mavs fan pages r some of the biggest idiots in the world. Constantly weight watching Constantly tearing luka down saying hes washed at 25. Its so toxic
I would say that Luka is mid-level injury-prone. He's not up there with the guys you named like kawhi leonard, Joel embiid or Paul George but he does get injured more than the average NBA player in my opinion. I think a lot of it comes from his play style and unfortunately some of it probably does come from the fact that he does not always show up for the beginning of the season in the best shape. I know that he figures it out after about a month and becomes one of the best players in the NBA but I think he is carrying a little bit too much weight and it's having an effect on his health. I hope this doesn't linger too long because the Mavericks are a much easier team to beat without Luka doncic. Kyrie is great but you need those two guys or else they're just going to try to shut Kyrie down and that's probably going to end up giving us a few more L'S then we might want. When you have Luka doncic and Kyrie Irving out there it's very hard to play defense against them but it gets a lot easier if you take one of them out of the equation.🎉🎉🎉
This is just basketball shoes not doing their jobs. These basketball players walking on clouds have none of the body tissue required for protecting their joints. Please NBA hire some body physicians to educate the players, telling them these so-called shoes are a body decaying tool.
He's already missed too many to qualify for awards, so I'd say let him heal until he's declared 100% by the doctors, then go 1-2 weeks past that (depending on how they're performing). They already have it set up to try to acquire a PF, so maybe rent a player who can give you points and assists or rebounds. This team is good enough to get back to the Finals....even without Luka. If Kyrie gets hurt with this lineup, they're going to drop 15 out of the next 16 and might miss the playoffs entirely. Find a real PG or SG who can be a solid contributor and deal with the glut of players after Luka comes back and stays healthy.
@@kevinhowe3280 He's already missed 8. That means he can only miss 9 more for the entire season and he has an injury that is going to keep him out a MINIMUM of 2 weeks, and more likely a month. He's going to be well under 65 for the season, no matter how healthy he is the rest of the way.
@@kevinhowe3280 what is wrong with you? All I said is that he wasn’t going to be eligible for the awards so therefore they should let him rest until he’s completely healed with some spare time in the middle for safety. You came back and said he was going to be eligible and I explained to you how that wasn’t possible and now you’re saying I’m being mean to him by worrying about awards. Pick an argument and stick with it or you sound like a Simp .
Luka is definitely injury prone imo, he's just not prone to MAJOR injuries like some of these other guys...i get the exact same feeling everytime i watch AD and Luka, both incredibly dominant when they play, but every single time someone touches them and they go down, im just left holding my breath, it legit feels like Luka gets injured out of nowhere sometimes, like just now vs. Minnesota where you literally could not tell wtf happened untill they explained it... i hope he can make the 65 game minimum, even if its looking bleak
wow i dont know the english word for people like you but its freaking hillarious - the 3rd video in the row wre the reason for your question is freaking obviuos but YOU are acting as if its an unknown mystery and if someone points out the obvious you are acting nuts ^^ IT S HIS DIET AND CONDITIONING
I hope this also gets Kidd to play Omax more, we’re getting exum, Hardy back so that’s good And maybe puts more pressure to make a deal for the trade deadline
He has to come at least ONCE in his career in top shape at the beginning of the season! Jokic improved his game a lot in the two seasons he was not playing in the summer for serbia. Time for Luka to grow up. With his talent everything other than 2-5 chips would be a failure and a waste of talent.
He just had 3 months+ in the summer and he's been playing off ball a lot more. Still gets injured. The dude is 25 and looks 30, he's always out of shape. Go look him up in Spain vs now. The dude cant be trusted with conditioning and diet but hes a start and nobody is gonna tell him. His 30s are gonna look very grim
I won’t claim he’s a fitness guru now, obviously, but going back to watch a 16/17 year old boy in Madrid and trying to compare him to a 25 year old man isn’t the way to prove a point.
You dont know what injury prone means then Nobody, on the planet has more games of professional basketball than Luka in the last 5 years and yes i am not fucking exaggerating look up all 8 billion people LITERALLY nobody has played more games than Luka since 2020 cant be injury prone and do that
@@remmborn8154I don't know about this... Mavs missed the playoffs a few years ago and really only 2 deep playoffs runs... Celtics have been in 3 straight conference finals and 2 NBA finals
Luka will be back, he won't be MVP this year(award should rightfully go to Jokic with his outrageous stats and consistency, even with Luka being healthy), but we'll be back for the playoffs as a dark horse yet again and get the ring this time.
Wouldn’t say Luka is injury prone if we compared him to actual injury prone players like Porzingus and Kawhi. But I would say he is irresponsible with his injuries.
Because when you think of an injury prone player, you think of someone like Zion Williamson who misses A LOT of time due to injuries. Luka will just miss 1-2 games here or there throughout the season. His injuries for the most part have been minor. This is his first big injury that could see him miss months of action
I am a doctor, trust me, the guy has been playing competitive basketball for the last 10 years and hes 26, like his career will not be as long as some expect, we may have already seen his peak
Thank you for your valuable input Dr @SuperZombieSlayerzzz. Now if you wouldn't mind, considering the festive season, can you wrap it in Christmas wrapping and shove it up your butt. Thank you!
Yup! He’s injury prone. Latest nutritional science says one’s diet/habits have a dramatic role in athletes and injuries. Overweight, slow, sloppy…..has made Luka an injury machine…thankfully nothing too serious. Nico and the Mavs need to get serious about Luka’s dietary habits of sweets/alcohol/refinesd Carbs…
Water is wet, the sky is blue, and Luka is hurt. OKC fan here… all I heard during the playoffs against Dallas was “Luka is injured” as he played every game. GTFOOH with him. Chet was/is injured. Luka is a baby
Imagine coming into a thread and gloating about ANY player’s injury. Classy. The only “baby” in sight is a salty little fan still coping about their 1 seed getting worked in the second round. You’re a disgrace to your fanbase.
"I don't have much time"... rambles for 30 minutes... audio issues i know... new equipment coming soon
hopefully he's not injured in the playoffs
Some fans think the mavs can win alot of games without him but they are delusional af
@@johncrabtree8857 Luka will be back on Valentine's Day. 4 Losses puts us out of the playoffs/play-in.
I'm not a Luka fan but the league is MILES better when he's on the court. Hope he heals up fr
Love your content, Kofie!
Not a Luka Doncic fan, hey nobody is perfect but at least you are Realistic about the NBAs need for him on the court bottom line.
Luka is an insignificant superstar. I think trae young has more fans then luka
@@JaKingScomez There’s that reverse racism again
He’s significant to the civilized world.
This injury makes it even more frustrating that he didn’t get MVP last season. It completely was a robbery. He had an insane historic season with a 73pt game thrown in and made it to the finals as a 5 seed.
Luka isn’t injury prone but I think he isn’t responsible with his injuries. You can tell that he loves playing basketball that he plays through a bunch of injuries but he NEEDS to take better care of himself. I don’t know if it’s conditioning or something else but there is a problem with him.
He never played less than 65 games in a season he is very available hes never been out for a long stretch, the issue is that its the same nagging left leg that just didn't fully heal and its about time that he doesn't come back any earlier than when thiat leg is fully healed.
@@hamilgregorio1451is this injury the same during play offs?
No other player gets this kind of weird scrutinty about whether he takes his body seriously except Zion, and Zion 100% warrants it obviously. Luka has dominated on the floor in a historic way, has postseason success, and has played a pretty high % of his games (esp compared to other stars), it's usually just a game here and there. It's dissatisfied
ridiculous that virtually NO MATTER WHAT he does, he still gets slandered as some fat and lazy slacker.
@@michaelhaydenbell mostly because people scrutinize his body, they always labelled it as fat and slow. And there was a defense issue, so obviously that issue played a part which connects luka as being lazy... Yes he is not a great defensive player, but the dude literally carried the team since dirk retired... Kyrie was the best addition last 2023
@@michaelhaydenbell You guys gotta stop giving Luka the victim card. I’m not saying Luka is lazy but there is a some problem with his conditioning or injury problem. Everyone gives superstars crap when they see them get overweight to a degree and people still do it to James Harden. Luka is a good player but it definitely looks like he doesn’t take care of himself as much as he should. But Luka definitely does get unfairly criticized for some things when it’s not in his control tho.
Severe calf injuries could be up to 12 weeks. You can’t play as much basketball as Luka has done in the last year and be called injury prone. He’s just worn tf out.
You can, actually. He's overweight and clearly doesn't care much about conditioning his muscles/tendons to prevent these sort of injuries.
That’s just you trying to feel better about the situation, being 25 and missing as many games as he has? Injury prone… it is what it is 🤷
@@Mr.Byrnes He has played over 100 games over the last 365 days
@@aw3some470 and do you think that won’t have consequences on his body in the long term? He’s moving like a 30 y/o already. Let’s be honest with ourselves
He needs a long rest and shouldnt have come back this soon.
You know things are serious when Slightly doesn't wear glasses.
“ this Luka injury scares me!!”
*Lukas back on the court next game*
I do think people overthink Luka's conditioning but you can't look at the dude and tell me he isnt 20-30lbs above his peak athletic shape. That extra weight does matter when every pivot, movement, cut puts more torque on the calf/lower body
luka really just does all the things you need of a generational player in this league, down to even fighting through lingering injury like we saw in the postseason and now. You may expect it of this guy who came into the nba as an mvp and champion elsewhere, but I feel as though it may go unappreciated
Always because people always go against him esp his weight, he s too slow etc etc not mvp material... They just dont appreciate him that much, he is a generational player
Ya think? Lmao mavs fans think they're better without him
It is absolutely unappreciated
@@kevinhowe3280 those fans are stpd
I think the fact that Luka has been playing professional ball since like 16 years old his body is behaving like he’s mid thirties already.
They only play 34 games in Euroleague. AAU players play more games a year
Bruh it's a calf strain.. calm down
@@kevinhowe3280he’s been having problems with that calf sense this time last year dude
@Andrew-gs2ps it's a strain. He plays a ton of basketball. It happens. Have u ever played basketball for seasons upon seasons everyday? U get lil sprains and strains it's completely normal. The hating and weight watching is so out of control with mavs Fandom. I can't even watch a live stream and see your insanely dumb hating comments anymore
It seems like Luka is the type of player that the more you try and put a temporary Band-Aid on an issue the worse it’s gonna get. It’s not like he came into the season healthy nor did he spend the off-season resting enough after being injured a lot last season.
Luka's injuries since the playoffs has had me scared.
Hopefully Exum will be cleared to play soon. Going to need him and Dinwiddie for a minute I bet
I can't know this for sure, but all I know is when I used to be heavier I would get calf strains all the time when on my runs and would need to take time off because of it quite frequently. Once I dropped more and more and more weight all of my cramping/straining of muscles almost came to a stop. I'm now 6'0 and weigh about 209 (trying to get to mid 190's) I basically never have issues anymore.
"the first time i got death threats" is insane when talking about basketball. People need to take a walk.
attention seeker
I completely agree with you about how long Luka will be out... two weeks minimum to at least a month, and I'm leaning toward the month layoff. As an NBA fan I've always feared the injury that comes from just playing basketball to any contact injury because the "Ghost" injury was always going to happen because of an underlying serious lingering problem. Those types of injuries almost always mean time... a lot of time.
Wishing the best for Luka and the Mavs. He is a transcendent talent, just like my team's Jokic. At least you guys have Kyrie Irving. He can, imo, achieve just about anything he needs. I hope Luka is back soon, but Mavs games, for me, just became must watch NBA just to see what coach Kidd and Kyrie mix up with the rest of the boys through this stretch of games. I'm a Nugs fan but go Mavs...
Dude has been hooping at a high level since like 13 years old. Soooooo yeah. There you go
Slightly, I love your analysis like no other, but you face planted on this McMahon comment, and here's why...
Although it is "possible" that McMahon didn't mean to imply anything insidious about Luka... "Never made it back on defense" is not the same as "Wasn't able to make it back on defense" and are not remotely similar in their intent. McMahon made a choice to state it the first way when the second way was just as easy to do and far more accurate in describing what actually happened. Please be careful not to cover for other analysts at the expense of your own integrity. I don't think you are doing so intentionally, but it's not a good look here. Stay true to yourself and tell it like it is... like you always do.
100 percent correct, I kinda couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Verbiage is important and as someone who is presumably a media savvy guy I wouldn’t think something so basic would go so clearly missed. I also think it’s strange to go out of his way to give the benefit of the doubt to someone who has a history of making these sorts of derisive comments, especially about/towards the mavs.
@@user-eo9fl9wb8s Slightly did mention that McMahon is on Luka's and quite a few fans radar for taking jabs at Luka unnecessarily. I think this might be another stick on the pile. Not good...
@@thepabs911 yeah the verbiage is very clearly meant to be derisive “wasn’t able to get back on defense” would’ve been more neutral or highlighted the severity of the injury, but what he said makes Luka out to be lazy or lacking effort, at least for anyone passing by the post lacking context.
The reality is, when Dinwiddie isn't hitting shots, he's terrible. If he doesn't hit those 3s he's just dribbling down your shot clock doing nothing. If he's playing 30 minutes, he HAS to be hitting 3s or you lose. Gonna be hard without Luka lol.
But honestly he'll probably be back in 2-3 weeks. Luka won't sit out unless he has to.
He's not sit if he want to play lol we already know who he is. Mavs need to force him to rest and get healthy for the long run otherwise it will be the same again like last playoffs.
Exum returning. 😊
Spencer irritating
Spence is great , but he has a on and off plays.. I am just hoping that team will super step up because kyrie cannot do it all, he will be gassed
Need Hardy back
Next 5 weeks,20 games
It will be a tough schedule.
At worst,if we beat only crappy teams,i predict 8-12.
We need to manage Kyrie minutes, schedule loss must become a thing,in a good way.
Overall,i am not concerned about long term Luka health,he will be fine.
Mffl,this team will be good
I hope it’s just 5 weeks, really wanted to see Luka play in February. Hope he has a good recovery.
@@KamikOzzy_ If Luka has anything torn, tanking has to become a discussion. 4 losses pushes us out of the playoffs/play-in
8-12? I think you underestimate how deep this roster is
@@rikolai22 i hope i am too pessimistic but look at schedule until February 1,(inc.Detroit) and count how many wins we can achieve
6-2 without Luka but one of those losses was without Luka And Kyrie
im not too worried about this stretch, but i just hope this doesn't fuck his health up for the next 3 years. i know theres losses incoming and i HATE to lose but im also sort of excited to see kyrie first option ball for more than just a few games
Let’s remember that Kyrie usually plays with the bench guys like Dinwiddie and Hardy much more than Luka does. Luka usually plays with Klay, pj and lively when Kyrie is off the floor … so of course the offensive rating is going to be worse with Luka off the floor and Kyrie playing with guys who miss a lot.
Im not that worried I just hope they don’t overwork Kyrie. Also hope Naji starts getting more minutes again. They will need his scoring.
It's literally the other way round.
Well… just bought tickets to one of the games for February.. guess I won’t see Luka play anytime soon :/
Luka would have to have the body and mind of Michael Jordan to not be exhausted with his workload and length of career by this age. He stated pro ball at 16
will never happen - you have to work for it ^^
He will be ok God will bless him
When you get injured, and are still hot, the worst thing you can do is try to power trough the injury.
Its never worth it to gimp around and jump on one foot, trying to play one defensive possession.
Because you risk making that injury way worse, tearing more tendons, tissue, muscle, breaking more bone, etc. whatever was wrong.
As a mavs fan I normally wouldn't worry too much but I am OFFICIALLY concerned. This is our best chance at a championship since he was drafted but this is also the most he's been injured. Idk man
I remember Mav fan mocking and laughing at Jayson Tatum for bulking up really caring about his fitness... Now they're wishing he would take his fitness and conditioning more seriously... Who's laughing now
@@kimtoncoleman8934 zip it up when ur done down there 🤡
@@kimtoncoleman8934no one s really laughing... PEople are not stupid if the player wants to practice a healthy lifestyle, this is plain stupd 😂😂😂
@kimtoncoleman8934 just zip it up when ur done down there 🤡
@kimtoncoleman8934 zip it up when ur done down there 🤡
This needs to be a wakeup call to Luka and the Mavs. The amount of workload he's taking on that weight is not sustainable. He needs to drop 10-20 pounds and find that middle ground where he's strong enough to bully the smaller defenders while being agile against the bigger guys. The way he plays the game is not that of an injury prone guy and the fact that he's constantly getting injured is a tell that his body is not handling the extra stress his weight is putting on the legs.
youre saying tim knows what hes doing when he says stuff on twitter but u dont think hes implying anything by that?
no
@@SlightlyBiased not very biased of you
All of his injuries have been to his lower extremities-ankle,heel,knee and now his calf. The next one(i sure hope not)would be his achilles which corresponds to the heel up to the calf. IMO he needs to shed at last 15 lbs to avoid any more injuries and have a prolonged career. When he played in the Euro league his frame was slender and he was quick at 200. He had to put on weight when he started playing for Dallas to compete with NBA athletes. For me his ideal playing weight should not exceed 220 lbs,
Calf injury is what has killed Mike Trout's career
Ofc hes injury prone. Hes playing top level BB basicly with no rest in off-seasons 4 10 years now
I agree with pretty much everything you said. He needs to realize where is bread is buttered, and stop some of his summer playing. I am a die hard Mavs fan, been hear since 1980 and Luka is one of the best I've ever seen.
Im assuming the Mavs are gonna take their time with him, since this was a lingering issue. KD had a grade 1 calf strain before coming back and ultimately tearing his Achilles. But I pray Luka has a speedy recovery.!!!
Dude, Howard Beck is just a Mavs hater. He was shitting on them during their entire Finals run.
Yes my opinion is he needs to make that switch that veterans like kyrie or chris paul make to take care of their bodies more sooner rather than later after a catastrophic tear that side lines him for a year or two. The mileage hes already had at his age is compiling and his body is telling him to make a change or get seriously hurt. If it means falling in the standings so be it just get right for the playoffs
I wish Luka and Jokic would just pocket their $100M, leave the NBA and let the league die.
😂 so true
I believe in this team...one thing the Mavs don't lack is heart and tenacity. We saw it displayed in the 4th quarter of the Christmas Day game and the last stretch of games that Luka was out. I believe that Kyrie can keep us afloat until Luka's return if the others step up in their roles. Luka needs to come back 100 for the play-in/play off runs so he needs to take as much time as he needs. As much as it is not an ideal situation, we got this!! Go MAVS!!
I feel like the NBA is Payne Luca to play basketball games that he should be responsive and respectful and not play during the summer which is ridiculous
Not injury prone but his playstyle can be very hard on the body. The constant looking for contact when driving and the sudden breaks whilst being 230-250 pounds can strain the muscles.
The dude is injury prone. This injury has absolutely nothing to with his play style. He was dribbling the ball with no contact and got hurt.
@@ALEX808sinjury prone means he’s out for a long period of time like kawhi or embiid. Most of his injuries are short term muscle strain or contusions that are caused by contact. Calf strain can easily be because of his playstyle causing a strain on his muscles given how much he weighs
@yusufoz6729 Injury Prone doesn’t exactly mean someone is out for a long time. That’s like saying Klay Thompson is injury prone because he was out for 2 years. Injury Prone means frequently injured or sustaining injuries.
@tristantemple834 most nba players have slight injuries. Luka played with a lot during last playoffs.
@@ALEX808sthe injuries have a lot to do with how opps are allowed to maul the man. If you guard SGA like that you get a flagrant
Don't worry too much about Luka. He comes from the Balkan peninsula. He'll be fine.
Mavs have a good rooster this year and can win games without him. They are better with Luka, but all they need is to get to the PO.
It doesn't matter if Mavs have the home court advantage. They will always have the best player in the series on the court, and that is more important than having the home court advantage.
At least in the NBA. Now, if this was Euroleague, home court would matter because you don't want to play too many games in the opponents arena since fans are likely going to be throwing lighter, mobile phones, coins, flash bangs and other stuff at you.
In the NBA, the most dangerous thing that can happen to a player is if someone in the first row spills his drink and they slip on it. O and fans chanting
DEFENSE, DEFENSE.
Maybe Dallas can build more cohesion without him on the court trying to dictate everything though. Half empty half full kind of thing.
10:29 title your document 🤣💀
Mavs are winning garbage time minutes because Hardy is the king of garbage time! I watched enough Mavs games to realize that Jeff can easily end up with double figures in the 11-13 pts range within that 5-min garbage time window😄
I think it's mostly high use. Played the finals last year then went over seas to play over there. I dont care for how he contorts and twists his body around to get ticky tack fouls either. I really don't see this getting better as he takes very little time off in the off season.
How i wish he didnt play overseas but who are we to tell... If he wants to represent his country, he will do it... HE said it before, he makes his country proud everytime he represents it
I think this is a phenomenal chance for Kyrie to go for some awards and achievements he hasn't got yet. I know it would take some INSANE performances to be an MVP contender, but I hope he can atleast use the chance and go crazy, get the love and attention he deserves. Knowing Ky he will have some disapointing games but I really hope he can lock in like yday 4th quarter
Kyrie is way too talented of a player to be lacking in the awards and achievements department so I really do hope this season he can get some rewards and shut some people up like an all star team, all nba first team and a top 5 mvp candidate would be great for Kyrie. He is 32 turning 33 soon so he doesn't have a lot of time left so this is pretty much one of if not his last true attempt of having an mvp caliber season.
3 yrs in and never seen slightly without glasses
Your eyes are b e a utiful, you dont need glasses.best wishes for luka.
He needs proper rest and obligatory fewer kilos. Dallas is deep enough to manage without him for a month.
Look at Luka's games played over his career. He's only hit 70 games twice in 7 seasons. Plenty of players have had his workload and missed less games. He's out of shape. Plain and simple. It's not like he's a high flyer and putting himself at risk while airborne. He MUST start taking his fitness seriously. Look at LeBron's games played over his career. It ain't going to get easier as Luka gets older
3:37 he should have said "couldn't" make it back. I do believe it was a shot.
The people in the comments on mavs fan pages r some of the biggest idiots in the world. Constantly weight watching Constantly tearing luka down saying hes washed at 25. Its so toxic
PJ played bad last night but still, PJ’s Team.
PJ’s team. Ya bettah hope…
Lol "its ranch!"
If it's torn, he's out for the season
Call this f-ed up,
but every injury on a contending team makes me a little more optimistic for my Blazers this trade deadline.
Watch Luka play tomorrow and be completely fine :D
I feel like he’s gonna be out for 4 weeks but he’ll take a little more to rest his body
I would say that Luka is mid-level injury-prone. He's not up there with the guys you named like kawhi leonard, Joel embiid or Paul George but he does get injured more than the average NBA player in my opinion. I think a lot of it comes from his play style and unfortunately some of it probably does come from the fact that he does not always show up for the beginning of the season in the best shape. I know that he figures it out after about a month and becomes one of the best players in the NBA but I think he is carrying a little bit too much weight and it's having an effect on his health. I hope this doesn't linger too long because the Mavericks are a much easier team to beat without Luka doncic. Kyrie is great but you need those two guys or else they're just going to try to shut Kyrie down and that's probably going to end up giving us a few more L'S then we might want. When you have Luka doncic and Kyrie Irving out there it's very hard to play defense against them but it gets a lot easier if you take one of them out of the equation.🎉🎉🎉
Career avg of games played. 6 full regular seasons. 66.6 gp. That's not injury prone.
This is just basketball shoes not doing their jobs. These basketball players walking on clouds have none of the body tissue required for protecting their joints. Please NBA hire some body physicians to educate the players, telling them these so-called shoes are a body decaying tool.
Slightlybiased got into politics to take side of Tim macmohan
He's already missed too many to qualify for awards, so I'd say let him heal until he's declared 100% by the doctors, then go 1-2 weeks past that (depending on how they're performing). They already have it set up to try to acquire a PF, so maybe rent a player who can give you points and assists or rebounds. This team is good enough to get back to the Finals....even without Luka. If Kyrie gets hurt with this lineup, they're going to drop 15 out of the next 16 and might miss the playoffs entirely. Find a real PG or SG who can be a solid contributor and deal with the glut of players after Luka comes back and stays healthy.
Hes not missed too many for awards.
@@kevinhowe3280he very likely will
@@kevinhowe3280 He's already missed 8. That means he can only miss 9 more for the entire season and he has an injury that is going to keep him out a MINIMUM of 2 weeks, and more likely a month.
He's going to be well under 65 for the season, no matter how healthy he is the rest of the way.
@SDesWriter who cares if he's under 65 games? U don't know anything about his injury. Such insane takes about luka and his body. Freaking weirdos
@@kevinhowe3280 what is wrong with you? All I said is that he wasn’t going to be eligible for the awards so therefore they should let him rest until he’s completely healed with some spare time in the middle for safety. You came back and said he was going to be eligible and I explained to you how that wasn’t possible and now you’re saying I’m being mean to him by worrying about awards.
Pick an argument and stick with it or you sound like a Simp .
I’m more worried he needs surgery
season is over man
The NBA pays him $43M /year. Them allowing him to play all summer outside the US is why he is now injury prone at 25 yo.
All summer? He played 3 qualifing games for NT and almost 100 nba games in 8 months. I don´t think those 3 games is the reason why.
Luka is definitely injury prone imo, he's just not prone to MAJOR injuries like some of these other guys...i get the exact same feeling everytime i watch AD and Luka, both incredibly dominant when they play, but every single time someone touches them and they go down, im just left holding my breath, it legit feels like Luka gets injured out of nowhere sometimes, like just now vs. Minnesota where you literally could not tell wtf happened untill they explained it... i hope he can make the 65 game minimum, even if its looking bleak
Luka needs to hit the gym more, instead of beer and chips late into night playing Overwatch. Hes not 18 anymore.
Bring back Casey smith .
Season over
Give new youtubers a chance and the first thing i hear is Why didnt they intentionally foul. Interesting
wow i dont know the english word for people like you but its freaking hillarious - the 3rd video in the row wre the reason for your question is freaking obviuos but YOU are acting as if its an unknown mystery and if someone points out the obvious you are acting nuts ^^ IT S HIS DIET AND CONDITIONING
not sure what you mean about the other 3 videos
I hope this also gets Kidd to play Omax more, we’re getting exum, Hardy back so that’s good
And maybe puts more pressure to make a deal for the trade deadline
You ramble wtf
He has to come at least ONCE in his career in top shape at the beginning of the season! Jokic improved his game a lot in the two seasons he was not playing in the summer for serbia. Time for Luka to grow up. With his talent everything other than 2-5 chips would be a failure and a waste of talent.
Propaganda
He just had 3 months+ in the summer and he's been playing off ball a lot more. Still gets injured. The dude is 25 and looks 30, he's always out of shape. Go look him up in Spain vs now. The dude cant be trusted with conditioning and diet but hes a start and nobody is gonna tell him. His 30s are gonna look very grim
I won’t claim he’s a fitness guru now, obviously, but going back to watch a 16/17 year old boy in Madrid and trying to compare him to a 25 year old man isn’t the way to prove a point.
Chronic degradation. His body is done.
Obviously he is injury prone. There goes the MVP.
You dont know what injury prone means then
Nobody, on the planet has more games of professional basketball than Luka in the last 5 years and yes i am not fucking exaggerating look up all 8 billion people LITERALLY nobody has played more games than Luka since 2020
cant be injury prone and do that
@@remmborn8154 some random AAU kid in North Dakota
@@remmborn8154I don't know about this... Mavs missed the playoffs a few years ago and really only 2 deep playoffs runs... Celtics have been in 3 straight conference finals and 2 NBA finals
Luka will be back, he won't be MVP this year(award should rightfully go to Jokic with his outrageous stats and consistency, even with Luka being healthy), but we'll be back for the playoffs as a dark horse yet again and get the ring this time.
Luka is no different then Zion
Blows my mind people say Luka isn't injury prone. If he's not injury prone, why is he ALWAYS dealing with injuries?!?
Wouldn’t say Luka is injury prone if we compared him to actual injury prone players like Porzingus and Kawhi. But I would say he is irresponsible with his injuries.
Because when you think of an injury prone player, you think of someone like Zion Williamson who misses A LOT of time due to injuries. Luka will just miss 1-2 games here or there throughout the season. His injuries for the most part have been minor. This is his first big injury that could see him miss months of action
Getting mauled every game
I am a doctor, trust me, the guy has been playing competitive basketball for the last 10 years and hes 26, like his career will not be as long as some expect, we may have already seen his peak
Thank you for your valuable input Dr @SuperZombieSlayerzzz. Now if you wouldn't mind, considering the festive season, can you wrap it in Christmas wrapping and shove it up your butt. Thank you!
Yup! He’s injury prone. Latest nutritional science says one’s diet/habits have a dramatic role in athletes and injuries. Overweight, slow, sloppy…..has made Luka an injury machine…thankfully nothing too serious. Nico and the Mavs need to get serious about Luka’s dietary habits of sweets/alcohol/refinesd Carbs…
Water is wet, the sky is blue, and Luka is hurt. OKC fan here… all I heard during the playoffs against Dallas was “Luka is injured” as he played every game. GTFOOH with him. Chet was/is injured. Luka is a baby
Imagine coming into a thread and gloating about ANY player’s injury. Classy. The only “baby” in sight is a salty little fan still coping about their 1 seed getting worked in the second round. You’re a disgrace to your fanbase.
Brother you can't call someone a baby as you cry about hearing about him in the playoffs last season.