The absence will likely be long enough to disqualify the five-time All-NBA player from consideration for several major awards, including MVP.

Well, the Mavericks will be without Doncic for at least a month after he suffered a non-contact strain to his left calf during Wednesday’s Christmas Day loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Doncic left the arena in crutches and he was scheduled to undergo an MRI exam to assess the severity of the injury on Thursday.

Luka Dončić, who led the Dallas Mavericks past the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals last spring, had to exit the teams’ Christmas matchup early. Late in the second quarter, Dončić limped off the court after suffering what the team said was a left calf strain.