Lively (nose), who has already been ruled out for Monday's game against Philadelphia, won't join the team in time for Tuesday's matchup in Brooklyn, Brad Townsend of The Dallas Morning News reports.
Lively has already missed two games and will be sidelined for at least two more after breaking his nose. According to Grant Afseth of SI.com, head coach Jason Kidd said Lively underwent a procedure Monday to reset the nose, which went well. Though he won't link up with the Mavericks in Tuesday, he could be available Thursday versus the Knicks if he's comfortable playing with a mask to protect his nose.