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Is Luka Doncic Playing Tonight vs Heat?: Mavericks Star’s Availability Report Provides Hope Despite Rumors of Bring Unhappy

Tonoy Sengupta
|PublishedApr 01, 2023

Is Luka Doncic Playing Tonight vs Heat?: Mavericks Star's Availability Report Provides Hope Despite Rumors of Bring Unhappy

Credits: USA Today Sports

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks aren’t having the best time right now. The franchise’s season has effectively come to an end. Sure, mathematically, the franchise could still pull off some sort of an upset to get into the playoffs. At the end of the day, they stand at 11^th with a record of 37-40 record, only one win behind the 10^th seeded Thunder.

For those unaware, if the Mavericks can secure any of the spots from the 7^th, to the 10^th seed, they qualify for the play-in games, where they can fight to get into the postseason. And so of course, wins now are massively important.

With that in mind, will Luka Doncic be playing tonight against Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat? Or will the man decide to sit this one out?

Luka Doncic is healthy and available for the game against the Miami Heat

As per ESPN, Luka Doncic has fully recovered from his previous ankle injury, which makes sense considering he played in all of the franchise’s last 5 games. Further, the man is already in Miami, something that has sparked quite a few rumors within the NBA community.

With the man already being in town for the matchup, it is incredibly unlikely that the man doesn’t step onto the court as part of the starting lineup against the Miami Heat.

What is Luka Doncic averaging this season?

After 62 games played this season, Luka Doncic is currently averaging 32.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, 8.1 assists, 1.4 steals, and 0.5 blocks per game. He is also shooting 49.6% from the field, 34.9% from three, and 74% from the free-throw line.

About the author

Tonoy Sengupta

Tonoy Sengupta is a Senior Editor at The SportsRush. Coming from an athletically inclined family, he has been surrounded by sports ever since he was 4 years old. But, while initially pouring all his time into Football (soccer), at 14, Tonoy discovered basketball through the countless highlights of Stephen Curry humiliating players from Curry Land. And just like that, a fiery passion for the game was ignited within Tonoy. And soon after, he decided to become a student of journalism, graduating in 2022, and choosing sports as his area of interest. Today, you can find him spending 99% of his time browsing through every type of content on every team in the NBA, before uncorking everything he has found to the world. In the 1% he isn't doing this, you can find him playing Basketball, Football, Volleyball, or practically any other sport he has had the opportunity to learn.