Basketball does not stop for Luka Doncic after the Dallas Mavericks’ NBA Finals loss. He has Team Slovenia duties for the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament in the coming weeks. But, his injury remains a point of concern. The superstar was seen hobbling around and grimacing in pain a lot during their series against the Boston Celtics. Will he be fully ready and what’s the plan in case he has to play through the pain?
Luka Doncic is set to undergo evaluations from Team Slovenia before the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament, per Grant Afseth of Sports Illustrated. The Mavericks superstar was, at one point, ruled questionable in the NBA Finals against the Celtics but was cleared to play eventually. So, the offseason could be used as his time to rest or get some procedure done such that the Mavericks could hope for another NBA Finals run next year.
Regardless if they have Doncic or not, Team Slovenia will go head to Lithuania where they will have two exhibition games before the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament. Their first matchup will be against Croatia in the second of July and it will be held in Greece.
After the Mavericks collapsed in Game 5 of the NBA Finals which gave the Celtics an NBA Finals triumph, Doncic was asked about his plans for the offseason. His answer was fairly glib and did not give away too much.
“I don’t want to talk about what’s next, man. I have some decisions to make. I’m just trying to get a little bit healthier… We have interviews in two days, right? So I’ll give you an answer then,” the superstar said
