Dereck Lively II Health, Injury Updates & History

Sustained a small fracture on his foot and is set to miss 2-3 months, a brutal blow to the Dallas Ma...

Suffered a sprained neck in the May 26 win against the Timberwolves. Missed Game 4 and however returned for the Game 5 win. Will now have several days to ensure no issues for the NBA Finals.

Suffered a sprained neck in the May 26 win against the Timberwolves. Missed Game 4 and currently the team has not confirmed when he will return. Listed as Questionable to play Thursday to play in Minnesota for Game 5.

Suffered a sprained neck in the May 26 win against the Timberwolves. Will miss Game 4 and currently the team has not confirmed when he will return. The next opportunity would be Thursday to play in Minnesota for Game 5.

Suffered a minor sprained neck in the May 26 win against the Timberwolves. Will be listed as Questionable and his movement will continue to be evaluated.

Has returned to a supporting off-the-bench role after missing the final eight regular-season games due to a right knee sprain.

Has returned to be a full participant at practice this week after missing the final eight regular-season games due to a right knee sprain. Likely to be available to play in the first-round of the playoffs.

Could be out up to two weeks due to right knee soreness which likely means the Mavs will be cautious with Lively to ensure he is healthy for the playoffs.

Lively has returned from his broken nose and averaged over 17 minutes per game since his return.

Lively suffered a broken nose last week and will have the nose reset on Feb 5. He will likely return after missing a few games and wear a mask to protect his nose that should not have any significant impact on performance.