Luka Dončić will be sidelined — again — when Mavs host Clippers

Luka Don\u010di\u0107 has been ruled out of Saturday’s game between the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Clippers.

It’s the second straight game – both against the Clippers – that Don\u010di\u0107 has been sidelined with a left heel contusion. However, Kyrie Irving, who also sat out Thursday’s Mavs-Clippers game with soreness in his right shoulder, will play in Saturday’s game.

Without both Doncic and Irving, the Mavs dropped a 118-95 decision to the Clippers two days ago. It speaks to how valuable both of those players are to the Mavs, who are now 5-2 in games Don\u010di\u0107 didn’t play in this season.

“Obviously, they’re two of the best players in the world,” guard Spencer Dinwiddie said.…