DALLAS — Luka Dončić, who led the Dallas Mavericks past the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference finals last spring, had to exit the teams’ Christmas matchup early. Late in the second quarter, Dončić limped off the court after suffering what the team said was a left calf strain. He was ruled out for the rest of the afternoon.

Dallas Mavericks star Point Guard Luka Doncic will be out for at least one month. Doncic will be re-evaluated in one month after sustaining a left calf strain in Wednesday afternoon’s Christmas Day game,