Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving is anticipated to overlook not less than three video games with a lumbar again sprain and might be out for as much as two weeks, ESPN reported Monday.
Irving, 32, missed final Monday’s sport in opposition to the Sacramento Kings and was coping with proper shoulder soreness. He was then dominated out of Friday’s sport in opposition to the Cleveland Cavaliers as a consequence of sickness.
He’s anticipated to be out for one to 2 weeks together with his outdated quantity as a extra particular schedule is reached. He isn’t with the crew for Monday evening’s highway sport in opposition to the Memphis Grizzlies.
Dallas has misplaced the final two video games Irving missed and is at the moment on a four-game dropping streak. The Mavericks are additionally enjoying with out star Luka Doncic, who left with a left calf pressure on Christmas Day.
Irving averaged 24.3 factors with 4.9 assists and 4.6 rebounds in 30 video games this season. In 14 NBA seasons, he averaged 23.6 factors with 5.6 assists and 4.0 rebounds in 759 video games (all begins) for the Cavaliers (2011-17), Boston Celtics (2017-19), the Brooklyn Nets (2019-23) and the Mavericks.
The eight-time All-Star was named NBA Rookie of the 12 months in the course of the 2011-12 season with the Cavaliers.
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