Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has been ruled out

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for Game 3 against the Utah Jazz on Thursday night.

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"He continues to progress, but as we said from the start with this injury,

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we're going to be cautious," Mavs coach Jason Kidd said pregame.

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We feel like sitting him tonight follows that plan.

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Doncic missed Games 1 and 2 with a left calf injury

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but has progressively increased his workload on the practice floor in recent days.

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Doncic stayed at Vivint Arena after most of his teammates left Thursday morning

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Feeling great," Doncic told ESPN as he was leaving the arena.

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