Sources — Mavericks’ Kyrie Irving has torn ACL, out rest of season
Dallas Mavericks All-Star Kyrie Irving has suffered a season-ending torn ACL in his left knee, sources told ESPN.
Irving sustained the injury late in the first quarter of the Mavericks’ loss to the Sacramento Kings on Monday night.
The injury is a devastating blow to the Mavericks’ season as Irving was the team’s best overall player this season and appeared in 50 of the team’s 62 games this season. Irving, who made his ninth NBA All-Star team in February, is the only NBA player this season averaging at least 20 points, 40% 3-point shooting and 90% from the free throw line.
This is the fifth campaign out of his 14-year career in which he scored 20 points per game, shot 40% on 3s and 90% on free throws – the second most all-time, trailing Golden State’s Stephen Curry, according to ESPN Research.
Irving averaged 24.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.6 assists this season. He has a $44 million player option for the 2025-26 season, the final year of a three-year, $126 million deal he signed in 2023.
Irving’s diagnosis is the latest loss for a Mavs team already missing superstar Anthony Davis — who left his only game with the team on Feb. 8 because of an adductor strain after being acquired from the Los Angeles Lakers for Luka Doncic — as well as Dereck Lively II, Daniel Gafford and Caleb Martin.
Dallas also lost reserve guard Jaden Hardy to a right ankle sprain midway through the third quarter.
The Mavericks fell to 32-30 after Monday’s loss and are 3.5 games ahead of the Phoenix Suns for the 10th seed in the Western Conference standings.
Source: espn.com