Dallas Mavericks center Zaza Pachulia suffered a leg injury that has kept him out of multiple contests.
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Pachulia Ruled Out for Tuesday's Game
Tuesday, Jan. 26
Pachulia did not play Sunday's game against the Houston Rockets and hasn't appeared for Dallas since a Friday loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Dwain Price of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram confirmed Pachulia would not play Tuesday against the Los Angeles Lakers because of the leg injury.
The 13-year veteran is playing with his sixth team, and the 31-year-old is experiencing one of the best years of his career in 2015-16, averaging a double-double for the first time ever (10.4 points and 10.7 rebounds a night).
As a regular starter for the first time since 2005-06 as a member of the Atlanta Hawks, Pachulia was almost voted an All-Star Game starter, finishing fourth among Western Conference frontcourt players, per ESPN.com's Tim MacMahon.
Just being in the running for an All-Star selection meant so much to the once little-known center who hails from Georgia in Europe, per MacMahon:
Oh, man, it's a great feeling. I hav ...
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