Dallas Mavericks Kyrie Irving’s guard will reportedly miss the rest of the NBA season after sustaining his knee injury on Monday night during the match against Sacramento Kings.
Irving was diagnosed with torn acl, Espn reported.
Irving, ninefold NBA All-Star, fell and clumsily landed on the knee in the first half on Monday. Mavs’ star was in visible pain as tears ran down his face. He could stay in the game long enough to perform both attempts at free throwing before he helped him in the field.
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Kyrie Irving, #11 from Dallas Mavericks, fired a free throw during the match against Sacramento Kings 3 March 2025. At the American Airlines Center in Dallas. (Glenn James/Nbae via Getty Images)
He was then turned off until the end of the game.
“It’s just that, I mean, Kai is a tough guy,” said Maverick’s head coach Jason Kidd. “I asked him as they took him off the field,” Are you okay if you go without shooting? You were triggered. “Well, they took him to the free throw line, and he shot his free throws, and then we pulled him out.”
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The Mavs eventually suffered a loss of 122-98.
Irving seems to have suffered a serious injury when he was broken while driving in a basket. The right foot of the 2016 NBA championship landed at the foot of Kings players during the game, which is why he lost his balance.
Dallas Mavericks Kyrie Irving, #11, helped in the field, the striker of the F this Marshall, #13, and forward Anthony Davis, #3, during the second quarter against the Sacramento Kings at the American Airlines Center in Dallas on March 3, 2025. (Jerome Miron-Hagn Pictures)
Mavericks did not offer an update about Irving status after the game on Monday, but Kidd described it as an unhappy moment.
“Just unhappy,” Kidd said. “I hope he’s healthy, it’s not serious.”
Irving grabbed his knee and stayed on a hard wood a few minutes after hitting the floor.
Kyrie Irving, #11 from Dallas Mavericks, watches during the match against Utah Jazz Delta Center 1 January 2024 in Salt Lake City. (Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)
After the game on Monday with the kings, Irving an average of 24.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game this season. Became the focal point of Dallas’s offense from a superpower guard Luka Doncic It was sold to Los Angeles Lakers at the beginning of last month.
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Irving’s injury indicates the latest failure for Mavericks, who have been playing with Anthony Davis in the last few weeks. Dallas gained Davis at the Blockbuster Doncic store.
The center suffered Injury to his Mavericks’ debut On February 8, Mavsi returns to action on Wednesday when they take up Bucks to Milwaukee.
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