Jalen Brunson has likely suffered a torn labrum in his right shoulder.

Brunson is a lefty and is expected to attempt to play through the injury. Brunson could undergo surgery in the offseason. 

Brunson is out for the remaining two games of the current road trip.

Jalen Brunson will miss at least the next 4 games with a sprained right shoulder.

Brunson, who is averaging 8.2 points and 3.3 assists this season, suffered the injury on Saturday.

"He will travel and begin rehabbing and we'll see where we are then. We've got J.J. [Barea], who is always ready. He'll be in the middle of it. He's a great luxury to have sitting there," said Rick Carlisle. 

The NBA will hold off on fining Mark Cuban for criticizing league officials until Adam Silver gives his ruling on the Dallas Mavericks' protest.

The Mavs, who lost to the Hawks 111-107 for the game in question, filed a protest over a late-game sequence involving an errant goaltending call that resulted in a John Collins' putback. 

The Mavs are looking to replay the game starting from a jumpball with 9,7 seconds left and the Hawks up by 2. 

Cuban went on Twitter to criticize the state of the league's officiating following the game.  

Cuban is reportedly facing a fine for his tweets, with Silver also expected to consider punishment for Cuban stepping onto the court twice during dead-ball situations late in the game.

"We're going to review the matter in its totality," said NBA spokesman Mike Bass.

The Dallas Mavericks have filed a protest to the NBA office over their 111-107 loss to the Atlanta Hawks.

The protest focuses on John Collins' putback with 8.4 seconds, which lead to Mark Cuban criticizing the state of the league's officiating on Twitter following the game. 

The Mavs want the game to be replayed before the incorrect goaltending call. The game would then resume with a jump ball with 9.7 seconds left and the Hawks up by 2.

Adam Silver has five days after receiving evidence regarding the issue to decide whether the final sequence will be replayed. 

Mark Cuban went on Twitter to criticize the level of NBA officiating following the Dallas Mavericks' 111-107 loss to the Atlanta Hawks.

Cuban was upset by a play late in the game in which John Collins putback Dorian Finney-Smith's block shot. The initial goal-tending call on Finney-Smith was overturned after a review, though the refs counted Collins' shot due to an "inadvertent" whistle.

"So they call a goaltend. They literally blew the whistle that it was a goaltend. There was a putback after the whistle. After review they said no goaltend but count the basket? WTF is that? That's NBA officiating," tweeted Cuban.

Cuban then criticized the system for producing what he perceived as incompetent refs for 20 years.

"Refs have bad games. Crews have bad games. But this isn't a single game issue. This is the same s--- that has been going on for 20 years. Hire former refs who think they know how to hire, train and manage. Realize 2 years later they can't. Repeat." Cuban added.

Crew chief Rodney Mott explained the call after the game. 

"The ball was blocked and reviewed. The ball hit the rim, so it was deemed an inadvertent whistle because it was ruled a good block. By rule, it's an inadvertent whistle. It's Rule 2. Because he (Collins) was in his shooting motion when my whistle blew, it's deemed a continuation, so therefore, the basket counts," said Mott. 

Kristaps Porzingis, Luka Doncic, and Willie Cauley-Stein will all miss the Dallas Mavericks game on Saturday night against the Atlanta Hawks.

Porzingis is out due to left knee injury recovery, with Doncic diagnosed with a sore right ankle. 

Cauley-Stein will miss the game due to personal reasons.

Doncic said during All-Star Weekend that he had "some problems" with his ankle, though nothing of long-term concern. 

The Sacramento Kings had support for drafting Luka Doncic at No. 2 overall in 2018 from ownership, but Vlade Divac, Brandon Williams and Peja Stojakovic had concerns about his upside compared to Marvin Bagley.

The Kings also had concerns about how Doncic's ball-dominance would impact De'Aaron Fox. Fox had a breakout sophomore season in 18-19 as Doncic was becoming Rookie of the Year.

Vivek Ranadive took an increased interest in the Kings' scouting process earlier in the year with the belief it was a reaction to looming questions about why Doncic wasn't selected in 2018.

The Kings were expecting Bagley to have a breakout sophomore season in 19-20, but he has been plagued by injuries. 

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist has agreed to sign with the Dallas Mavericks, league sources told Tim MacMahon and Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.

Kidd-Gilchrist, who was recently bought out by the Hornets, averaged 4 points in 12 games this season. 

The Mavs released Ryan Broekhoff to make room for Kidd-Gilchrist.

The Charlotte Hornets are close to buying out Michael Kidd-Glichrist's contract, league sources told Adrian Wojnarowski and Tim MacMahon of ESPN.

The Mavs have emerged as a potential landing spot for Kidd-Gilchrist, according to ESPN.

Kidd-Gilchrist is averaging 4 points in 12 games this season.

The Minnesota Timberwolves have remained engaged in trade talks centered on Robert Covington.

The Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets and Milwaukee Bucks have expressed interest in trading for Covington.

The Mavericks and Rockets discussed trades with Minnesota dating back to the offseason. The Mavericks can offer a 2020 second round pick from the Golden State Warriors, which will be one of the first selections in the second round.

Covington has two seasons and $25 million remaining on his contract.

"Robert Covington is a player I'm very confident they are going to trade at some point this week," said Adrian Wojnarowski on his podcast on Sunday.