Cooper Flagg left Friday's game against Indiana in the second quarter after taking an apparent left shoulder injury and headed to the locker room before halftime. He had been hit while in the air and landed on his shoulder, leaving his status for the rest of the game unsettled.
Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal.com reported the injury as Flagg made his way off the floor, and the timing mattered immediately because the second half was still ahead. Under that outlook, he could be considered questionable to return until the Mavericks provide an update on his status.
The concern is not just that Flagg left the game. It is that the only confirmed detail after the play is that the injury involved his left shoulder, while the source did not say whether he came back. That leaves the Mavericks with the next word on whether he is available to finish Friday's game.
