Sacramento got off to a hot start, making five of the first six shots as the Kings got out to an 11-4 lead. But they wasted their challenge early on a foul that sent Kai Jones to
Kyrie Irving—the Mavs’ lone superstar left standing after Luka Doncic was traded away and Anthony Davis was injured in his first game with Dallas—had to be helped off the court on Monday night after he injured his knee in the first quarter of his team’s game against the Sacramento Kings.
The Dallas Mavericks part ways with a $175 million player in a blockbuster offseason trade with the Sacramento Kings.
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The Dallas Mavericks are officially depleted. Every time they seem to be getting healthier, two more players get hurt. This team has been the definition of one step up and two steps back. The latest example of that came in Monday's game against the Sacramento Kings.