Andrew Bogut limped off in the fourth quarter as his Dallas Mavericks held on for a 113-105 NBA win over the Washington Wizards.
Australian star Bogut, who has missed 11 games this season due to a knee injury, went off with 3:52 remaining in the match and did not return after having six rebounds, two assists and a block coming off the bench.
Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said Bogut's injury doesn't appear to be serious after he banged knees with an opponent.
The Boomers star asked Carlisle to bring him off the bench due to the struggles the team was having with both him and Dirk Nowitzki in the game as starters.
Though the pair had only played 53 minutes together this season due to injuries to both, Dallas had been outscored by 62 points when they were on the floor together.
"I don't like this," Carlisle said after the win.
"He (Bogut) shouldn't be coming off the bench. But the fact that he's not only willing, but basically offered to, tells you a lot about his character.
"He wants to win. This is not a normal occurrence for a 12- or 13-year guy. And he's a proud guy. He deserves to start. They both do. But we haven't been able to make it work real well. So tonight, this is where we were."
Bogut indicated to reporters after the game that the injury was not serious.