# Mavericks star Cooper Flagg exits game after hard foul sparks shoving match vs Pacers

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/mavericks-star-cooper-flagg-exits-game-after-hard-foul-sparks-shoving-match-vs-pacers/
- Published: 2026-10-24T02:35:05+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-24T03:07:57+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/mavericks-star-cooper-flagg-exits-game-hard-foul-sparks-shoving-match-pacers
- Topics: Asia, Celebrity, Entertainment, World

## Key points

- Flagg left with an apparent shoulder injury after a hard foul.
- Nesmith received a flagrant foul as players began shoving.
- Dallas won 121-108 after leading by 33 points.

## Summary

Dallas Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg left Friday’s game against the Indiana Pacers with an apparent shoulder injury after Aaron Nesmith fouled him as he went up for a layup. The hard fall led to pushing and shoving, and Nesmith was assessed a flagrant foul; Flagg did not return.

The incident came in the final minute of the second quarter, when Dallas were leading by 33 points. The Mavericks went on to win 121-108, though the game proved closer than the lead suggested, and concern over Flagg’s condition overshadowed the result.

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