{"id":1150,"section":"sports","section_label":"Sports","url":"https://www.brokenews.co/sports/1150","headline":"Cooper Flagg out for Mavs home opener with shoulder sprain","dek":"The MRI came after Flagg left Friday's game in Indiana with left shoulder soreness following a Flagrant-1 foul by Pacers' Aaron Nesmith on a fastbreak.","body":"Cooper Flagg will miss the Mavericks' home opener after an MRI on Saturday morning revealed a mild left shoulder sprain, the team announced.\n\nThe injury happened Friday night in Indiana, where the Mavericks were in the middle of spoiling Tyrese Haliburton's first home game since tearing his Achilles in Game 7 of the NBA Finals 16 months ago. Flagg went down on a fastbreak after a Flagrant-1 foul from Pacers wing Aaron Nesmith, and the hit sparked a heated scuffle between the two teams. The reigning NBA Rookie of the Year did not return, with Dallas citing left shoulder soreness.\n\nMavs coach Dusty May said after the game that Flagg would be evaluated over the next few days, and the MRI results Saturday confirmed the sprain. Dallas plays the Spurs on Saturday, and Flagg will sit that one out as the team monitors his shoulder. No further timetable has been given for his return.","published_at":"2026-10-24T16:05:10.443312+00:00","source_count":6,"written_from":[{"outlet":"ESPN","publisher":"ESPN","title":"Mavs' Flagg out for home opener with mild left shoulder sprain","url":"https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/50267528/mavericks-flagg-home-opener-mild-left-shoulder-sprain"},{"outlet":"Yahoo Sports","publisher":"Yahoo Sports","title":"Cooper Flagg leaves game, does not return after flagrant foul leads to shoulder soreness","url":"https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/cooper-flagg-leaves-game-does-151144596.html"},{"outlet":"New York Post","publisher":"New York Post","title":"Pacers, Mavericks get into heated scuffle as Cooper Flagg injures shoulder after flagrant foul","url":"https://nypost.com/2026/10/24/sports/pacers-mavs-get-into-heated-scuffle-after-cooper-flagg-injures-shoulder-on-flagrant-foul/"},{"outlet":"CBS Sports","publisher":"CBS Sports","title":"Mavericks star Cooper Flagg injured on flagrant foul by 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