FINAL UPDATE: Dallas Mavericks Make Klay Thompson Announcement Before Hornets Game

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On Tuesday evening, the Dallas Mavericks will play the Charlotte Hornets in North Carolina.

The Mavs are coming off a 100-87 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder (in Dallas).

Before leaving with an injury, Klay Thompson had seven points and one assist while shooting 3/8 from the field and 1/5 from three-point range in 15 minutes of playing time.

Mavericks Make Klay Thompson Announcement

FINAL UPDATE: Klay Thompson has been ruled out.

UPDATE: Klay Thompson is now doubtful. 

Before Tuesday’s game, the Mavs announced that Thompson is questionable.

Thompson (who is in his second season with Dallas) is averaging 11.5 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.4 assists per contest while shooting 38.7% from the field and 37.8% from three-point range in 54 games.

Grant Afseth of dallashoopsjournal.com wrote: “Dallas Mavericks Injury Report vs. Charlotte Hornets:

PROBABLE: Caleb Martin: Probable (Low Back Soreness)

QUESTIONABLE: Klay Thompson: Questionable (Right Adductor Contusion) P.J. Washington: Questionable (Left Ankle Sprain) Moussa Cissé: Questionable (G League Two-Way) John Poulakidas: Questionable (G League Two-Way) Tyler Smith: Questionable (G League Two-Way)

DOUBTFUL: Cooper Flagg: Doubtful (Left Midfoot Sprain)

OUT: Marvin Bagley III: Out (Neck Sprain) Naji Marshall: Out (Right Finger Contusion) Kyrie Irving: Out (Left Knee Surgery) Dereck Lively II: Out (Right Foot Surgery)”

Thompson had originally joined Dallas to join a contender with Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.

However, an injury to Irving (and a trade of Doncic) has led the franchise in a much different direction.

Last season, the Mavs lost in the play-in tournament.

The Mavs enter play as the 12th seed in the Western Conference with a 21-39 record in 60 games.

After the Hornets, they will play their next game on Thursday night when they face off against the Orlando Magic in Florida.

On the road, the Mavs are just 7-19 in 26 games played outside of Dallas.

Mavs PR wrote (on January 17): “With a turnaround jumper at the 4:56 mark of the first quarter today against the Jazz, Klay Thompson reached 17,000 career points. Thompson is the 109th player in NBA history to reach the milestone.”

The Mavs will be playing a Hornets team that is a lot better than most people expected heading into the 2025-26 season.

They are 30-31 in 61 games, which currently has them as the 10th seed in the Eastern Conference.

Over their last ten games, the Hornets have gone 7-3.