After missing the last two games because of a right ankle injury, Dallas Mavericks big man Daniel Gafford returned to action for Wednesday's game against the Miami Heat at American Airlines Center.

However, he appeared to hurt it again, as he went down in pain in the second half of the Miami game.

“Daniel Gafford just exited the game and headed to the locker room,” Joey Mistretta of ClutchPoints reported via a post on X, formerly Twitter.

Mistretta also shared a video of Gafford walking on his own to the locker room. Expand Tweet

The Mavericks, who entered the game looking to win their third in a row, later announced that Gafford is done for the rest of the evening (h/t Mistretta). Article Continues Below

Gafford only scored two points to go with five rebounds and a steal

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