{"id":483690,"date":"2024-05-30T16:45:41","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T20:45:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&p=483690"},"modified":"2024-05-30T16:45:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T20:45:41","slug":"mavericks-lively-questionable-for-game-5-after-workout","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/mavericks-lively-questionable-for-game-5-after-workout\/","title":{"rendered":"Mavericks\u2019 Lively questionable for Game 5 after workout"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dallas Mavericks<\/a> player Dereck Lively II’s status for Game 5 of the West Conference finals is still questionable after several minutes post-shootaround workout to test how his sprained neck felt while working out.<\/p>\n

“Without a doubt, I was moving,” Lively shared with the media when asked how the workout went while the center was leaving the Target Center.<\/p>\n

It was the 1st<\/sup> time that Dereck sprinted and jumped since sustaining the problem at the beginning of the 2nd<\/sup> quarter of Game 3, when Lively was inadvertently kneed in the back of the head by the Wolves star Karl-Anthony Towns.<\/p>\n

Dereck, a 2nd<\/sup>-team All-Rookie pick, didn\u2019t play in Dallas’ Game 4 defeat.<\/p>\n

“At the moment, I don’t know how much I can do,” the center added before reporters were cleared from the Target Center court for his individual workout. “At the moment, we are learning what I can do. Just testing what is going to bring up red flags and what doesn\u2019t concern me to do.”<\/p>\n

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Dereck Lively II on if he can do anything explosive yet like catch lobs: "We're gonna try. You guys kind of caught me during the workout, so I can't give you what I can and can't do. Hopefully, I'll be able to just take it step by step."<\/p>\n

Full interview: https:\/\/t.co\/Ajadtl0zXg<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/wDmUUi4SGj<\/a><\/p>\n

— Grant Afseth (@GrantAfseth) May 30, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n