Dallas Mavericks fans have been on edge regarding Dante Exum and his status ahead of the 2025-26 season, as he missed significant time during training camp and didn't play in Dallas' first preseason game due to an undisclosed reason, but Jason Kidd cleared the air ahead of the Mavs' preseason game on Saturday evening on what has been going on with the 30-year-old Australian guard.
And it wasn't great news.
Kidd opened up his pregame press conference with an update on Exum's status moving forward, announcing that he would be out against Charlotte due to "sore knee irritation," and that he is set to be out "for a little bit.