How the Mavericks should handle Luka Doncic’s status

The Dallas Mavericks and MFFLs everywhere have held their collective breath since late Sunday evening, when Luka Doncic came up hobbling in the third quarter in the final game of the season. Though it has been labeled a calf strain by the team since then, it hasn’t clarified Doncic’s status for Saturday’s Game 1 against the Utah Jazz at the American Airlines Center, much less the rest of the postseason.

We’ve barely seen Doncic since he hobbled to the locker room Sunday. We’ve seen him reportedly grimacing his way into a hospital alongside what looks to be Casey Smith, and then slowly riding a stationary bike Wednesday alongside Maxi Kleber. The Mavericks are keeping access and information…