Overview
- Multiple outlets reported Monday that Dončić flew to Europe on Sunday for specialized care after a Grade 2 left hamstring strain that has sidelined him for the rest of the regular season.
- Grade 2 hamstring strains commonly take about 3–6 weeks to heal, which makes a first-round return uncertain with the playoffs set to open April 18.
- Sports doctors have suggested European cell-based therapies might shorten recovery to roughly 3–4 weeks if they work as hoped, though those timelines are speculative and not guaranteed.
- Austin Reaves has a Grade 2 left oblique strain with an estimated 4–6 week absence, and coach J.J. Redick said the team’s job is to extend the season so both guards have a chance to return.
- Dončić has appeared in 64 games, one shy of the NBA’s 65-game awards threshold, and his agent plans to seek an extraordinary-circumstances exemption allowed under the CBA.