Dirk Out 2 Weeks

Although no official recovery timetable has been established, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said Sunday that the club expects to be without star forward Dirk Nowitzki for at least two weeks after Nowitzki suffered what the team termed a "left lower leg injury" in the third quarter of Sunday's 88-81 loss to San Antonio.

Sources close to Nowitzki indicated Sunday night that a post-game MRI exam, like earlier X-rays, turned up no immediate issues with the knee.

Nowitzki crumpled to the floor and clutched his left leg in agony after attempting to block a shot by San Antonio's Ime Udoka. Nowitzki's leg appeared to fold and twist awkwardly after Udoka's right leg came down on Nowitzki's as they landed.