Dirk won’t make the trip
There was talk last night that Dirk would join the team on its three-game road trip, but the Mavs decided that he’d be better off staying home.
Assistant athletic trainer Dionne Calhoun will stay in Dallas to guide Dirk through rehab until the Mavs return Tuesday. Dirk will work out extensively on the team’s underwater treadmill.
There is no official timetable for Dirk’s return from high ankle and knee sprains, but the Mavs are optimistic that he’ll beat the original two-week estimate.
“We just want to try to get him ready as soon as we can,” Avery Johnson said, adding that there was no sense in flying Dirk all over the West. “We’re going to try to keep the swelling down. We want to keep him moving in the right direction. He’s actually walking around pretty good, so we want to keep him moving in the right direction.
“Maybe we’ll get a miracle and he meets us at the end of the trip. If not, we just plan on seeing him when we get back. We’ve just got to get him well.”
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