DALLAS (AP) -- Dallas Mavericks star Luka Dončić limped off the court in the second quarter and was ruled out of a Christmas Day game against Minnesota with a left calf strain.
Dončić was running a play on offense he stopped, passed and reached toward his lower legs Wednesday. He stayed where he was until the Mavs could call timeout and he could leave the court with 2:31 remaining in the first half.
It was the second game back for Dončić after the five-time All-Star missed two games with a left heel contusion.
Dončić missed five games this season with a right wrist sprain and had been sidelined eight times before the Christmas meeting with the Timberwolves.
The Mavericks trailed by 13 when Dončić left the game and were down 57-40 at halftime in a matchup of last season's Western Conference finalists. Dallas won that series.