Nowitzki to miss Mavs' opener as left ankle rehab continues
Posted October 12, 2018 7:00 am
DALLAS (AP) - Dirk Nowitzki's debut in his record 21st season with the Dallas Mavericks won't be in the opener.
Coach Rick Carlisle said Friday the 40-year-old Nowitzki will miss "multiple weeks" with a longer-than-expected recovery from left ankle surgery in April. The Mavericks open the season Wednesday in Phoenix.
Nowitzki said he had a setback when he started playing again about a week before training camp. He hasn't practiced in the preseason. The surgery just before the end of last season was to remove bone spurs.
Carlisle said the 13-time All-Star was doing better but hasn't done any significant work on the court.
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