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Mavericks’ Dereck Lively II Out Indefinitely, Seeking Multiple Opinions on Right Foot

The reassessment comes after recurring issues in the same foot that was fractured last season and underwent a summer procedure to remove bone spurs.

Overview

  • Lively continues to experience pain and swelling in his right foot, and the team says there is no timetable for his return.
  • Lively was seen in a walking boot at Wednesday’s shootaround, according to The Athletic’s Christian Clark.
  • The center last played on November 21 and had initially been given a seven-to-ten day absence before this update.
  • The current problem involves the same right foot that sustained a small fracture in January and required an offseason clean-up of bone spurs.
  • He has appeared in seven games this season on a minutes limit after an early right knee sprain, averaging 4.3 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.6 blocks in 16.4 minutes.