Mavericks' Kyrie Irving to miss remainder of NBA season with knee injury: report

Dallas Mavericks defender Kyrie Irving volition reportedly miss the remainder of the NBA play aft helium suffered a genu wounded during a crippled against the Sacramento Kings connected Monday night.

Irving was diagnosed with a torn ACL, ESPN reported.

Irving, a nine-time NBA All-Star, fell and landed awkwardly connected his genu successful the archetypal fractional of Monday's game. The Mavs prima was successful disposable symptom arsenic tears ran down his face. He was capable to stay successful the crippled agelong capable to marque some of his escaped propulsion attempts, earlier helium was helped disconnected the court.

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Kyrie Irving, #11 of the Dallas Mavericks, shoots a escaped propulsion during the crippled against the Sacramento Kings connected March 3, 2025 astatine American Airlines Center successful Dallas. (Glenn James/NBAE via Getty Images)

He was past ruled retired for the remainder of the game.

"That's conscionable who, I mean, Kai's a pugnacious guy," Mavericks caput manager Jason Kidd said. "I asked him arsenic they were taking him disconnected the court, 'Are you bully if you permission without shooting? You're ruled out.' So they took him to the free-throw line, and helium changeable the escaped throws and past we got him out."

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The Mavs yet suffered a 122-98 loss.

Irving appeared to endure the superior wounded erstwhile helium was fouled arsenic helium drove to the basket. The 2016 NBA champion's close ft landed connected the ft of a Kings subordinate during the play, causing him to suffer his balance.

Dallas Mavericks defender Kyrie Irving, #11, is helped disconnected the tribunal by guardant Naji Marshall, #13, and guardant Anthony Davis, #3, during the 2nd 4th against the Sacramento Kings astatine the American Airlines Center successful Dallas connected March 3, 2025. (Jerome Miron-Imagn Images)

The Mavericks did not connection an update astir Irving's presumption aft Monday's game, but Kidd described it arsenic an unfortunate moment. 

"Just unlucky," Kidd said. "I anticipation that he's healthy, that it's not serious."

Irving grabbed his genu and stayed connected the hardwood for respective minutes aft helium deed the floor.

Kyrie Irving, #11 of the Dallas Mavericks, looks connected during a crippled against the Utah Jazz astatine Delta Center connected Jan. 1, 2024 successful Salt Lake City. (Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)

Following Monday's matchup with the Kings, Irving is averaging 24.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.6 assists per crippled this season. He has go the focal constituent of Dallas' discourtesy since superstar defender Luka Doncic was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers aboriginal past month.

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Irving's wounded marks the latest setback for the Mavericks, who person already played the past mates of weeks with Anthony Davis. Dallas acquired Davis successful the blockbuster Doncic trade. 

The halfway suffered an wounded successful his Mavericks' debut connected Feb. 8. The Mavs instrumentality to enactment connected Wednesday erstwhile they instrumentality connected the Bucks successful Milwaukee. 

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