Rudy Giuliani: "I needed Yovanovitch out of the way"

President Trump's personal attorney Rudy Giuliani told the New Yorker that he needed former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch "out of the way" because she was going to make the investigations of the Bidens and the 2016 election that he was pushing "difficult for everybody."

Why it matters: 
Yovanovitch was recalled by Trump in April after her reputation was publicly tarnished in articles by The Hill's John Solomon — a smear campaign that Giuliani admitted to coordinating.

Luka Doncic injury update: Rick Carlisle says Mavericks star is 'progressing well' after spraining ankle

After Luka Doncic went down with an ankle sprain early in Saturday night's battle against the Miami Heat, attention quickly shifted to the severity of the reigning Rookie of the Year's injury. X-rays were negative on Doncic's right ankle, and Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said Doncic was unlikely to play in Monday's win with Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks, which Luka missed due to the injury.

Doncic, diagnosed with a moderate ankle sprain, was able to put some weight on his foot when he left the arena after the game. There was optimism within the organization that the injury wasn't too severe, per the Dallas Morning News' Brad Townsend, and that optimism might be correct as Dallas expects Doncic to only miss a couple weeks, as reported by ESPN's Tim MacMahon.

Instead of traveling with the team to Milwaukee, Doncic received treatment in Dallas, and could be back soon after Christmas, per Townsend. Carlisle provided an update on Luka's health before Monday's game against the Bucks. 

"He is responding well to treatment," Carlisle said according to Malika Andrews of ESPN. "He is progressing well."

"If there is an update, it will be Wednesday night," Carlisle said. "It might not be much of an update at that point, but he's doing well."

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