Mavericks’ Luka Doncic downgraded on injury report amid knee issue

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks are preparing to host the Golden State Warriors on Friday night in the second of a back-to-back, but they may need to do it without Luka Doncic.

Doncic has been downgraded to doubtful on the NBA Injury Report due to right knee soreness. Maxi Kleber is listed as questionable, while Dereck Lively II and Josh Green were ruled out.

Luka and Kyrie Irving led Dallas to a 109-95 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday to maintain their position as the No. 5 seed in the Western Conference. Doncic recored another double-double in the affair, finishing the game with 25 points and 12 rebounds to go along with eight assists.

Defense was the story of the game. The Mavs ended up forcing 21 Hawks turnovers while holding Atlanta to under 100 points. They will need a similar effort against a potent, albeit sometimes inconsistent 2023-24 Warriors team on Friday.

More to come on this story.