Dante Exum and Naji Marshall received important injury updates ahead of the Mavericks' game on Wednesday against the Pelicans.

Jason Kidd provided an update on Naji Marshall's status before the Mavericks' game against the Wizards on Monday.

Guard Dante Exum, who’s missed the entire season thus far after undergoing offseason wrist surgery, was upgraded to “doubtful” for the Pelicans game, the first time all season Exum has been listed as anything other than “out” on the injury report.

Iffy with illness

The Dallas Mavericks are considered one of the top options to pair the six-time All-Star with Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.

The Dallas Mavericks have an important three-game stretch against winnable teams coming up, which started with Monday's home contest against the lowly Washington Wizards. Nine players were missing combined between both teams, including Luka Doncic, Dereck Lively II, Naji Marshall, and Malcolm Brogdon.

The Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans haven’t had much to celebrate recently, as both teams are outside of a guaranteed playoff spot and on a losing stretch. The Mavs have fallen to ninth in the Western Conference,

New Orleans will try to end its three-game skid when the New Orleans Pelicans play Dallas. The teams match up Wednesday for the first time this season.

Out vs. Boston

It was good to see Dallas beat a bad team, something they hadn't done a great job of since Luka Doncic went down on Christmas Day with his calf strain, as they've suffered losses to teams like the New Orleans Pelicans (who Dallas plays Wednesday) and the Charlotte Hornets recently. Here are three takeaways from this blowout win.

The team Mavericks will once again be without their leader Luka Doncic when they take on the New Orleans Pelicans on Tuesday.

Things are looking up for the Phoenix Suns on the basketball court these days. The same can’t be said for Jusuf Nurkic.