The Dallas Mavericks' nightmare season continued on Friday night as the team got blown out by the Houston Rockets and lost Dante Exum with a broken hand.
The Rockets beat the short-handed Mavericks, 133-96. Exum started and played seven minutes before he subbed out and headed straight to the locker room with a trainer. Not long after, ESPN's Shams Charania tweeted that Exum had suffered a broken bone in his hand and would be out indefinitely.
Yet another injury hit for Dallas: Mavericks guard Dante Exum has suffered a broken bone in his left hand, sources tell ESPN. Exum is now out indefinitely. pic.twitter.com/7D2S0NNjUM
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 15, 2025
With Luka Doncic traded and a number of other players injured, Exum has started 11 of the 17 games he has appeared in this season. He missed the first 48 games of the season after having wrist surgery.
Here's video of Exum's exit.
Dante Exum heads to the locker room due to a left hand injury. He was ruled out for the rest of the game. pic.twitter.com/29p7FsCIlh
— MrBuckBuck (@MrBuckBuckNBA) March 15, 2025
With about four weeks remaining in the season and the Mavericks currently sitting in 10th place, it seems unlikely that Exum will return this season.
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