Cooper Flagg is now day-to-day with a left shoulder issue after the injury report had him out. The Mavericks visit the Heat on Monday night, and the report lists his expected return as Oct. 26.
What happened
Cooper Flagg is day-to-day with a left shoulder issue, according to the injury report posted Monday at 12:15 p.m. ET. He had been listed as out. On Friday, Oct. 23, he moved from day-to-day to out, with the same shoulder and left arm designation. The report comment says Flagg was spotted going through Monday's morning shootaround, as Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal.com reports. The report gives an expected return of Oct. 26, the day of the game. Whether he will play against Miami is not announced.
What it means for the Mavericks
Dallas plays at the Heat on Monday at 7:30 p.m. ET on NBA TV. The Mavericks are 1-2, in 10th place, and have lost one straight. Flagg, 19, has averaged 23.0 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 25.0 minutes over two games. Dallas is 1-1 with him and 0-1 without him. When he sat, P.J. Washington played 33.3 minutes, Max Christie 30.7 and Zaccharie Risacher 30.2. Kyrie Irving scored 19.5 points in 24.4 minutes. Naji Marshall, who played 27.6 minutes in that span, is out with an illness, as are Caleb Martin, Tarik Biberovic, Dereck Lively II and Santi Aldama.
What to watch
The next injury report update will show whether Flagg stays day-to-day or is cleared before the Heat game. The report lists Oct. 26 as his expected return, which is Monday's game. Any other timeline is not announced. Watch the starting lineup and his minutes if he plays, given the shoulder. Dallas also has five other players on the report, so the rotation could shift again. Games after Miami are not in the schedule yet.
Is Cooper Flagg playing at the Heat?
Not announced. The injury report lists him as day-to-day with a left shoulder issue, up from out. He was spotted going through Monday's morning shootaround, per Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal.com. Tipoff is 7:30 p.m. ET.
When will Cooper Flagg be back?
The injury report lists an expected return of Oct. 26, the day of the Heat game. No other timeline is announced.