Daniel Gafford Briefly Exits with Undisclosed Injury

Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford briefly retreated to the locker room during the third quarter of Monday's contest against the Miami Heat due to an undisclosed injury. However, Gafford avoided serious concern by returning to the floor with 8:52 remaining in the same period. The big man was able to rejoin Dallas' frontcourt rotation without any immediate restrictions reported during the game.