UPDATE: Luka Doncic's Official Injury Status For Mavs-Thunder Game 5

Luka Doncic is on the injury report for Game 5.

Dec 12, 2023; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) is hit in the face as he / Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

UPDATE: Luka Doncic is available.

Luka Dončić (right knee sprain, left ankle soreness) will be AVAILABLE for Game 5 against the Thunder.

Maxi Kleber (right shoulder AC separation) and Olivier-Maxence Prosper (left ankle sprain) will be OUT.

— Mavs PR (@MavsPR) May 16, 2024

On Wednesday evening, the Dallas Mavericks will play the Oklahoma City Thunder (in Oklahoma) for Game 5 of their second-round playoff series.

For the game, the Mavs have listed All-Star forward Luka Doncic as probable on the injury report, so he should end up being available.

Via ESPN's Tim MacMahon on Tuesday: "Mavs list Luka Doncic (right knee/left ankle) as probable for Game 5. No additions to injury report."

Mavs list Luka Doncic (right knee/left ankle) as probable for Game 5. No additions to injury report.

— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) May 14, 2024

Doncic is currently averaging 26.7 points, 9.6 rebounds, 8.8 assists and 1.5 steals per contest while shooting 40.0% from the field and 26.0% from the three-point range through his first ten games of the 2024 postseason.

While his numbers are good, he is struggling to shoot the ball.

May 13, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) walks off the court / Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

Most recently, the Mavs lost Game 4 (at home) by a score of 100-96.

The series is now tied up at 2-2.

Doncic finished with 18 points, 12 rebounds, ten assists, two steals and one block while shooting 6/20 from the field and 2/9 from the three-point range in 42 minutes of playing time.

Game 5.

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Game 6 of the series will be on Saturday evening when the teams return to Dallas.

Whoever wins the series will advance to the Western Conference Finals and face off against either the Denver Nuggets or the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Nuggets lead the Timberwolves 3-2 with Game 6 on Thursday evening at the Target Center in Minnesota.

May 14, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic (15) controls the ball under / Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports

Doncic led the Mavs to the Western Conference Finals in 2022, but they are coming off a season where they missed the playoffs.