Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II has been ruled out of Game 4 of the Western Conference finals against the Minnesota Timberwolves due to a neck sprain, sources told TNT’s Chris Haynes.
Lively appeared to suffer the injury midway through the second quarter of Game 3 when Timberwolves forward Karl-Anthony Towns inadvertently hit the Dallas rookie in the back of the neck with his leg after Lively fell to the ground chasing a rebound.
The 20-year-old had to be helped off the floor by Mavs teammates and didn’t return to the game.
The Mavericks lead the series 3-0 and will try to complete the sweep in Dallas on Tuesday.
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