Suns' Bradley Beal Questionable vs. Mavs? Dante Exum Remains Out

The Suns plan to be cautious about Beal's injury since they are set to play three games in four nights, with their matchup against the Mavs being the first of this stretch. 

"We had him get a little work in today but not overdo it with three games in four nights," Suns coach Frank Vogel said of Beal. 

Beal was getting shots up during the open portion of the Suns' practice on Wednesday at the American Airlines Center. 

The Mavs listed Luka Doncic (broken nose), Dereck Lively II (broken nose), and Maxi Kleber (nasal fracture) as probable to play against the Suns but continue to have Dante Exum (right knee bursitis) as ruled out. 

Doncic was granted an excused absence for Tuesday's practice since he didn't get much vacation time due to playing in the NBA All-Star Game on Sunday. However, he returned to Dallas for Wednesday's practice in preparation for the team's game.

Exum will miss his 11th consecutive game as he recovers from right knee bursitis. Mavs coach Jason Kidd told reporters that Exum was a non-contact participant in practice on Wednesday. 

"Exum did some work, non-contact, so he's going in the right direction," Kidd on Wednesday." But besides Exum, everybody participated. Everybody looked good."

Earlier in the week, Kidd mentioned Exum could return during the team's upcoming four-game road trip, beginning with a stop on Sunday against the Indiana Pacers.

"No setback. He's been working out," Kidd said on Tuesday. "He'll practice tomorrow, non-contact. I think the plan is for somewhere on that road trip to get him back."

The Mavs have remained optimistic about Exum's recovery. Still, more information will be known after determining how his body responds as he ramps up during the return to competition process.