Nowitzki out indefinitely with knee, ankle injuries

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The Dallas Mavericks announced Monday that they have diagnosed star forward Dirk Nowitzki with a high ankle sprain and mild knee sprain after Nowitzki's left leg bent awkwardly in a crunching fall during Sunday's home loss to San Antonio. [link]

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Week in Review: Mavs’ playoff hopes dealt huge blow
Published 3/24/2008 by Joe Boikess at Showboating
... from Mark Cuban is that Nowitzki will miss at least two weeks with what the team is calling simply a “left lower leg injury.” Now the official word is that Nowitzki has a high ankle sprain as well as a mild knee sprain and is out “indefinitely.” But even if the injury isn’t as bad as expected, Dirk is going to miss at least two week’s worth of games. His absence couldn’t come at a worse time, as the Mavs are coming off three straight losses and currently sit at only a half game ahead of the eighth seeded Warriors in the standings. ...

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