Mavs’ Kidd to sit out a week; Nowitzki returns
Posted January 29, 2012 6:46 pm.
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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
DALLAS — Mavericks guard Jason Kidd will be out at least a week because of a right calf strain.
Coach Rick Carlisle said before Sunday night’s game against San Antonio that Kidd would be out at least a week, and probably longer. The game against the Spurs was the first of five games for Dallas in seven days.
Kidd was wearing a sleeve over his right calf while riding a stationary bicycle before Sunday’s game.
Kidd got hurt playing defence just more than two minutes into Friday’s game victory against Utah.
The 38-year-old Kidd missed four games earlier this month because of a lower back injury. Kidd is averaging 4.1 points and 5.1 assists per game this season.
However, Dirk Nowitzki is back in the Mavericks lineup tonight.
Nowitzki started Sunday night’s game against San Antonio following a planned four-game hiatus to strengthen his sore right knee and do conditioning work.
The NBA finals MVP averaged 17.5 points and 5.4 rebounds a game in starting the first 16 games for Dallas. The Mavericks went 3-1 without their seven-foot star forward.
Nowitzki’s return came at the same time guard Jason Kidd missed the first game of what is expected to be at least a week out of action because of a right calf strain.
