US EditionCooper Flagg's First NBA Back-to-Back: Missed Shots and Banged-up Shoulder
Rookie Cooper Flagg scored only 2 points on 1-of-9 shooting after injuring his left shoulder early in the game, limiting his play during the Mavericks' late rally.
- On Monday in Dallas, Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg injured his left shoulder on the opening possession, and the team lost 101-94 to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
- The left-shoulder issue emerged when Flagg felt something move while boxing out in the opening minute; he held the shoulder multiple times and wore a heat wrap on the bench.
- Flagg's box score reads 2 points on 1-of-9 shooting in 31 minutes, marking his lowest scoring game after averaging 13 points and a 22-point high Sunday.
- Sitting during crunch time, Flagg checked out with 8:14 remaining and said, `The way the game was going, we had a group out there that was doing really well and was on a run, so I see where Coach was at with that.`
- The shoulder will be scanned Tuesday and Flagg expects to play Wednesday as the Mavericks' season-opening five-game homestand ends and the team holds a record 1-3.
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Cooper Flagg's first NBA back-to-back: missed shots and banged-up shoulder
Cooper Flagg’s first experience with an NBA back-to-back was a painful one. The No. 1 draft pick by the Dallas Mavericks barely got through the opening seconds of the second game Monday night before hurting his left shoulder.
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