Monta Ellis hurt; Mark Cuban irked
Coach Rick Carlisle said Saturday morning that Ellis, who has played in 237 consecutive games, is "very doubtful" for Sunday's road game against the Indiana Pacers due to the right calf injury suffered when he was defending Spurs sixth man Manu Ginobili.
"He's on crutches, which is never good," Carlisle told reporters in San Antonio. "So he appears to be very doubtful for tomorrow. We don't think it's serious. But we are concerned."
Ellis has played in 237 consecutive games, a streak that dates to the 2012-13 season opener. He has played through several injuries during his two-year tenure in Dallas, including a strained left hip suffered two games before the All-Star break that bothered him for weeks.
"We're not going to do anything foolish in terms of rushing him back until he's absolutely ready," Carlisle said. "I trust [athletic trainer] Casey Smith and I trust Monta too to be reasonable about this. He knows how important he is to us. We can't take a foolish risk at this point."
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