Sergio De Larrea's Breakout Week Hits a Wall With Monday Knee Injury

Sergio De Larrea just got ruled out for the rest of Monday's game with a knee injury, abruptly pausing one of the most unexpected breakout weeks in recent Dallas Mavericks history.

Underdog NBA confirmed the point guard won't return to the floor tonight. For anyone who just scrambled to the waiver wire or smashed the over on his points prop after his weekend explosion, this is a brutal momentum killer.

"Underdog NBA reported: 'Status alert: Sergio De Larrea (knee) won't return Monday.'"

De Larrea was basically a ghost in the rotation until a few days ago. Then Dallas sat Cooper Flagg with a shoulder issue, rested Kyrie Irving's knee, lost Santi Aldama to knee surgery, and suddenly the Spanish rookie was running the show. He dropped 21 points on 9-of-15 shooting against the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday.

That wasn't even a one-off fluke. He stuffed the stat sheet on Wednesday too, logging 10 points, six assists, and a couple of blocks. He went from playing six scoreless minutes to looking like a legitimate rotation piece for a shorthanded Dallas squad.

Losing him now is objectively hilarious in the darkest way possible. The Mavericks finally unearth a guy who can hit three-pointers and run an offense while half their starting lineup is in street clothes, and the basketball gods immediately demand a knee sacrifice.

Now we wait for the MRI or the inevitable vague update from the medical staff. If De Larrea misses significant time, Dallas is going to have to dig even deeper into the bench, and fantasy managers will have to throw him right back into the free-agent pool.