Dallas is expected the worst for Deron Williams, as he misses his seventh consecutive game.
On Wednesday night, Deron Williams will miss his seventh straight game with a sports hernia that worsened after he spent a month trying to play through it. While Williams has not been officially ruled out for the season -- or even the next game -- the Mavericks are prepared for the possibility that he doesn't return this season, per ESPN's Tim MacMahon.
Sports hernias develop in the groin area with vigorous athletic activity. To quote OrthoInfo.