Mavericks star Luka Doncic, Trey Burke enter COVID protocols
Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Doncic was hoping to return to the court on Thursday against the Milwaukee Bucs after missing five games because of a sore ankle.
Now he could potentially miss even more time. Doncic and fellow guard Trey Burke entered the COVID-19 protocols.
Per NBA health and safety protocols, a player must have consecutive negative tests or quarantine for 10 days before he is allowed to return. This means Doncic would have to produce consecutive negative tests in order to play on Saturday night against the Jazz in Salt Lake City, a game that rounds out the NBA's Christmas Day lineup.
The league's packed Christmas schedule itself is being threatened as teams across the league struggle to put healthy rosters on the court. The NBA has moved rapidly to allow teams to sign players to 10-day contracts and make additional G league call-ups but is still preparing for the possibility that games on Christmas could also be postponed.
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