Santi Aldama has been ruled out for the Dallas Mavericks' game against the Spurs on Saturday, Oct. 24, after being listed as day-to-day a day earlier. The injury report lists an expected return of Oct. 26.
What happened
Santi Aldama has been ruled out for Saturday's game against the Spurs with a right knee issue, according to the injury report posted at 2:30 p.m. ET. He was listed as day-to-day on Friday, Oct. 23. The report lists the injury as knee and leg, right side. Its comment reads: "Aldama (knee) has been ruled out for Saturday's game against the Spurs." His status has changed often this week. He was out on Oct. 20, day-to-day on Oct. 21, out on Oct. 22 and day-to-day again on Oct. 23. The report lists an expected return of Oct. 26.
What it means for the Mavericks
Dallas hosts the Spurs at 8:00 PM ET on Saturday. The Mavericks are 1-1, the ninth seed, and come in on a one-game winning streak. They have not played a game with Aldama this season and are 1-1 without him. Last season he played 43 games and averaged 14.0 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 27.9 minutes. Without him, the minutes have gone to Max Christie (33.2), P.J. Washington (31.9), Naji Marshall (31.0) and Zaccharie Risacher (29.4). Daniel Gafford has played 18.1 minutes. Cooper Flagg, Caleb Martin and Dereck Lively II are also out, and Kyrie Irving is day-to-day.
What to watch
The next injury report will show whether Aldama's status holds or changes again. The report lists an expected return of Oct. 26. His status has moved between day-to-day and out four times in the past week, so the report's updates matter more than the date. Watch Irving's status as well, since he is listed as day-to-day with a left knee issue. Dallas's next game after the Spurs is not set in the schedule available here.
Is Santi Aldama playing vs the Spurs on Saturday?
No. The injury report ruled Aldama out for Saturday's game against the Spurs with a right knee issue.
When will Santi Aldama be back?
The injury report lists an expected return of Oct. 26. The Mavericks have not announced anything beyond that.