The Dallas Mavericks and Miami Heat will go head-to-head on Sunday night. Dallas holds a 9-7 record while Miami is 6-7 to begin the 2024-25 season. Luka Doncic, who is dealing with a right wrist sprain, has already been ruled out for the game, but the Mavs recently received another important injury update.

Daniel Gafford was added to the NBA injury report on Saturday. He is dealing with left shoulder soreness and was listed as questionable. The good news is he has been made available for Sunday's matchup.

Gafford has played well so far this season. The Mavs center is averaging a career-high 12.6 points per game on a league leading 70.8 percent field goal shooting. He is also recording 6.4 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.2 blocks per outing.

Gafford has unquestionably played a big role for the Mavericks ever since being acquired ahead of the 2023-24 NBA trade deadline, so it's a big deal that he's playing against the Heat on Sunday.

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Mavericks injury update for Heat showdown

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The Mavs have won four games in a row. They most recently defeated the Denver Nuggets 123-120 on Friday night. It was a competitive contest that saw Dallas win despite Doncic's injury absence.

Luka Doncic is expected to be re-evaluated at some point during the upcoming week. The Mavericks are obviously hopeful he will return soon, but Doncic will miss Sunday's game against the Heat and Monday's game in Atlanta against the Hawks. Luka will likely miss the Mavs' home game on Wednesday against the New York Knicks as well.

As for Gafford, the hope is this injury is nothing serious and that he'll continue to play through it. Sunday will provide a tough matchup against Bam Adebayo and Miami.