The Dallas Mavericks lost Cooper Flagg to a concerning injury on Wednesday night against the Denver Nuggets. The 19-year-old exited the game in the second quarter after tweaking his ankle. He hobbled to the locker room, followed by the medical staff.

The Denver Nuggets might be one of the NBA’s elite teams this season, but they’ve run into an unexpected problem: they haven’t been able to solve the Dallas Mavericks. Despite sitting third in the Western Conference at 27–13,

The Dallas Mavericks hosted the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday evening, hoping to pick up their third win of the season against one of the premier teams in the West. It has been a weird year for the Dallas Mavericks as they entered this game 10 games below .

The Denver Nuggets face the Dallas Mavericks in a regular season NBA game at American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas.

His teammate Ryan Nembhard entered in his place, and moments later the Mavericks announced a troubling update. “Cooper Flagg (left ankle sprain) will not return to tonight’s game against the Denver Nuggets,” the team wrote on X.

The Denver Nuggets managed to pick up yet another win without Nikola Jokic. As they still play without their three-time MVP, the Nuggets beat the Dallas Maveric

DALLAS -- Jamal Murray scored 33 points and the Denver Nuggets held on for a 118-109 victory over the Dallas Mavericks, who were without Cooper Flagg for the second half after the rookie No. 1 overall pick sprained his left ankle Wednesday night.

Mavericks star rookie Cooper Flagg was listed as doubtful after spraining his ankle against the Denver Nuggets.

The Dallas Mavericks were on the first night of a back-to-back Wednesday when they hosted the Denver Nuggets. The Mavs have had success against the Nuggets this year, but took a 118-109 loss in this one.