The Dallas Mavericks will rest rookie sensation Cooper Flagg for Wednesday night’s game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the team announced earlier Wednesday.
Officially, Flagg is being held out for “left ankle injury management.”
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He scored 16 points in 34 minutes in the Mavericks’ last contest on Jan. 24 against the Los Angeles Lakers. Flagg, the top pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, has had a few injury scares this year but has only missed three other games this season. He last missed games on Jan. 15 and 17 but had played in the Mavericks’ last three contests.
For the season he’s averaging 18.8 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4.1 assists.
The Mavericks will also be without Klay Thompson, Dereck Lively II, Kyrie Irving, Dante Exum, Anthony Davis and Moussa Cisse, per the team.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Is Cooper Flagg playing tonight? Timberwolves-Mavericks status