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What happened to Cooper Flagg? Live injury updates for Mavericks vs. Pacers on Friday 10/23/26

What happened to Cooper Flagg? Live injury updates for Mavericks vs. Pacers on Friday 10/23/26

NBA Basketball News

Updated:

By: Stan Son

UPDATE: Flagg will not return to the game.

With 59.7 seconds left in the second quarter of Friday’s game against the Indiana Pacers, Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg appeared to suffer a shoulder injury. Flagg went up for a transition dunk after stealing the ball from Pascal Siakam but was knocked to the ground after Aaron Nesmith tried to block the attempt from behind.

Nesmith was called for a flagrant foul, and Flagg made both free throws before heading to the locker room.

Before exiting, Flagg contributed 14 points, five rebounds, six assists, three steals and a block in 17 minutes. Stay tuned to DraftKings Network for live updates on his injury status.

Stan Son
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