{"id":617959,"date":"2026-02-22T15:05:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T15:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/617959\/"},"modified":"2026-02-22T15:05:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T15:05:20","slug":"is-cooper-flagg-playing-tonight-vs-pacers-final-status-for-mavericks-star-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/617959\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Cooper Flagg playing tonight vs. Pacers? Final status for Mavericks star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/dallas-mavericks\/news\/cooper-flagg-playing-tonight-vs-pacers-final-status-mavericks-star\/ae2404f34f6340ca7e2bdade?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Is Cooper Flagg playing tonight vs. Pacers? Final status for Mavericks star;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Is Cooper Flagg playing tonight vs. Pacers? Final status for Mavericks star<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=appeared_on\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Sporting News;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Sporting News<\/a>. Add The Sporting News as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/dallas-mavericks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Dallas Mavericks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Dallas Mavericks<\/a> will try to snap a 10-game winless streak against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/indiana-pacers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Indiana Pacers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Indiana Pacers<\/a> on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately for the Mavericks \u2013 and the viewing audience \u2013 they will continue to be without prized rookie Cooper Flagg for the game against Indiana.<\/p>\n<p>Cooper Flagg ruled out vs. Pacers with left midfoot sprain<\/p>\n<p>Flagg has been officially <a href=\"https:\/\/ak-static.cms.nba.com\/referee\/injury\/Injury-Report_2026-02-22_12_15AM.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ruled out of the game;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ruled out of the game<\/a> due to a lingering left midfoot sprain.<\/p>\n<p>It will be the third consecutive regular season game missed by Flagg due to the injury, which also led to him missing the Rising Stars Challenge at All-Star weekend. Flagg&#8217;s last in-game action came against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportingnews.com\/us\/nba\/phoenix-suns\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Phoenix Suns;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Phoenix Suns<\/a> on Feb. 10.<\/p>\n<p>On the season, the top overall pick from the 2025 NBA Draft has appeared in 49 games for the Mavericks and posted averages of 20.4 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.2 steals per performance.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Despite his recent absences, Flagg\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/news\/kia-rookie-ladder-feb-11-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:remains the favorite;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">remains the favorite<\/a>\u00a0to win the NBA&#8217;s Rookie of the Year award this season. If Flagg does win the award, he will be just the third Mavericks player ever to do so, along with his head coach Jason Kidd and Luka Doncic.<\/p>\n<p>The matchup between Dallas and Indiana will be the second and final meeting of the teams on the season. The Mavericks previously pulled out a 107-105 victory over the Pacers in October. Flagg had 15 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists in that game.<\/p>\n<p>More NBA news:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Is Cooper Flagg playing tonight vs. Pacers? 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