The Dallas Mavericks told DLLS Sports they committed “no error” in response to Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick’s claim that the team scanned the “wrong area” of guard Austin Reaves’ body.
“Our medical team followed standard imaging protocols based on the information provided at the time,” The Mavericks said in a statement first reported by DLLS Sports. “There was no error in the scan performed.”
Reaves, who is expected to miss four to six weeks, suffered a Grade 2 left oblique muscle injury in the Lakers’ loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday.
With the Lakers set to play in Dallas two days later, the team flew in Friday and asked the Mavericks’ medical staff to perform imaging on Reaves, Redick said Saturday. It is common practice in the NBA for teams to conduct imaging in the city where they are playing rather than wait until returning home.
“I don’t know where the chain of command lies with Dallas imaging, but uh, they scanned the wrong area,” Redick said Saturday. “Not on our end. We made it explicit what was supposed to be scanned, but they scanned the wrong area.”
Dallas’ Cooper Flagg had 45 points, nine assists and eight rebounds in a 134-128 victory against the Lakers 134-128 on Sunday, snapping a 14-game home losing streak.
