Dallas Mavericks star Luka Dončić had a pain-killing injection ahead of Game 2 of the NBA Finals to address his thoracic contusion, ESPN reports.
He’s expected to need another ahead of Game 3, per the report.
Dončić has been playing through ankle and knee injuries throughout the playoffs. He was downgraded from probable to questionable ahead of Game with the addition of the thoracic contusion to his status before being cleared to play.
The Boston Celtics, meanwhile, announced that Kristaps Porzingis has a “torn medial retinaculum allowing dislocation of the posterior tibialis tendon” in his left leg and is day-to-day ahead of Game 3. Porzingis sustained the leg injury in Game 2.
