As the Dallas Mavericks lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night, 101-94, the attention was brought to rookie Cooper Flagg , who suffered a shoulder injury on the opening possession of the game. While Flagg has been special for the Mavericks to start the season, the injury could worry fans about his outlook, though the 18-year-old would provide insight into the shoulder issue.

Flagg would only score two points, shooting one of nine from the field, missing all three shots from deep, to go along with two rebounds and two steals. He would also sit for a majority of crunch time, per Jason Kidd 's decision to prevent further injury. As Flagg said after the game, he feels “like it's just a little sore,” as he sustained the injury while boxing out a defender early in the conte

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