Cooper Flagg Injury Update

Flagg caught a hard foul from Nesmith, but fortunately, it looks like a relatively minor injury.

By Julian King · Yahoo

Published: Sunday, 25 October 2026 at 11:08 AM

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Cooper Flagg suffered a mild left shoulder sprain in the Dallas Mavericks' victory over the Indiana Pacers.
Flagg will miss the Mavericks' upcoming home opener against the San Antonio Spurs due to the injury.
The injury occurred after Indiana forward Aaron Nesmith committed a flagrant foul on a breakaway dunk attempt.

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Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg sustained a mild left shoulder sprain during Friday's 121-105 road victory over the Indiana Pacers. Flagg was injured on a breakaway attempt following a hard flagrant foul by Aaron Nesmith, which sent Flagg crashing to the court and forced his early exit from the contest.

The incident led to an on-court skirmish involving Nesmith and Mavericks teammate Naji Marshall. Following the evaluation of the injury, the Mavericks announced that Flagg will miss Saturday's home opener against the San Antonio Spurs.

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