The Dallas Mavericks (3-8) once again let victory slip through their fingers, falling 116-114 to the Milwaukee Bucks (7-4) on Monday night. After beating Washington just days earlier, Dallas hoped to turn the corner, but Giannis and company had other plans. Still, there was a silver lining: rookie Cooper Flagg finally showed the spark that made him the top overall pick. For the first time, the flashes lived up to the hype, although it came with a fair share of growing pains.

In the postgame presser, Cooper Flagg gave a small but reassuring update about his thumb injury, the one fans noticed wrapped during the game. He explained, “Happened one of the plays the last game. I was attacking the rim, trying to dunk. I think I hit off the rim a little bit. A little sprain, thumb sprain. S

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