Link:Dirk Nowitzki admitted feeling a bit scared when he couldn't see clearly out of his right eye in the first quarter of the Mavericks' 117-98 victory over Toronto on Wednesday night at American Airlines Center.
For the time being, at least, his worries have subsided.
"It's nothing major, so hopefully I could be back in action Friday," he said.
Nowitzki took himself out of the game with 1:46 left in the period, not long after scoring on a driving layup. He left the arena to be checked by the team's ophthalmologist, Dr. Maurice Syrquin, and has been cleared to practice today. The Mavs (11-4) face Sacramento on Friday.
Nowitzki suffered a bruised retina in Monday's win over Minnesota. He said he took two to three blows in that game but wasn't hit in the eye against the Raptors.
He didn't have any problems Tuesday at practice or during Wednesday morning's shootaround. Nowitzki told the training staff during the early part of the game that something wasn't right.
"My peripheral vision was totally off," he said. "I couldn't really see the rest of the guys out there. It was a little freaky.
"I never had anything like it, so I was a little nervous," Nowitzki said. "I didn't know what was going on."
