Doncic is expected to miss the playoff opener, Kerry is set to return
According to Athletic, the Slovenian who was injured at the end of the regular season will not play against Utah, while the Warriors coordinator will return against Denver.
And when will Simmons return?
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Two days into the opening of the NBA playoffs, which will kick off this coming Saturday night, critical news has been released tonight (Saturday) about three of the league's top stars.
According to Athletic reporter Shams Charania, Luka Doncic is expected to miss the opening of the series between the Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz, while Stephen Kerry is set to qualify for the Golden State Warriors' first game against the Denver Nuggets, and Ben Simmons plans to edit Debut in the Brooklyn Nets during the series against the Boston Celtics.
Doncic, who is a partner in the final game of the regular season even though Dallas has already secured fourth place in the West, stretched the twin muscle against San Antonio and the exact length of his absence is still unknown, but according to the Slovenian report he will not be eligible for the opening round of the first round (Saturday, 20 : 00).
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Painful news for the Mavericks.
Doncic (Photo: GettyImages, Tim Heitman)
Kerry, it will be recalled, injured his ankle after an aggressive move by Boston player Marcus Smart.
The Warriors first announced that he was out "until further notice", later it was estimated that he would be missing from Golden State for about three weeks, and now Charania claims that if the 34-year-old sniper completes full training today, the night between Saturday and Sunday (3:30) he will attend In the game against Denver.
Returns in time for the playoffs.
Kerry (Photo: GettyImages, Lachlan Cunningham)
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As for Simmons, as is well known, the Australian center has not played all season and has yet to hit the floor as a Brooklyn player, with the much rust he has accumulated following his "rebellion" before the trade that took him out of Philadelphia, a number of physical problems have also been added.
According to Charania, Simmons is expected to join the Nets somewhere between games 4 and 6 against Boston.
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