After having made it all the way to the Western Conference Finals just a season ago, with two games remaining in 2022-23, the Dallas Mavericks find themselves fighting to punch their ticket to simply participate in the league's play-in tournament. With this, Friday night's matchup against the Chicago Bulls is a must-win scenario for the ball club, as they need to win out the regular season to simply have a chance of advancing to the postseason. That said, Dallas superstar Luka Doncic's availability for the affair will play a huge factor in its ultimate outcome. The question on every Mavs fan's mind: Is Luka Doncic playing tonight vs. the Bulls?

*Watch NBA games LIVE with fuboTV (click for a free trial)*

Luka Doncic injury status vs. Bulls

Mavs star Luka Doncic recently stated that if Dallas still has a shot of making the play-in tournament this season, he's still “gonna play.” Heading into the club's home matchup against the Chicago Bulls, it seems as though he's inching closer to once again putting this sentiment to the test.

Despite suffering from a nagging left thigh injury, the 24-year-old comes into the outing currently listed as “Probable” to play, as per the league's official injury report. True enough, Doncic has now been upgraded to available, and he will be in the starting lineup come tipoff.

This should come as great news to Mavs fans, especially considering that the team will be without five key players, including Kyrie Irving, for the must-win bout.

Fortunately for Dallas fans, however, the play-in-bound Chicago Bulls will also be rolling out a rotation without some of their own stars in tow, as Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan have both been ruled out for the matchup.

So, when it comes to the question of whether or not Luka Doncic will be playing tonight vs. the Bulls, the answer is yes.