Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving received support from LeBron James after leaving Monday's loss to the Sacramento Kings in the first quarter due to a knee injury. James posted a "prayers up" message to Irving on X,

Expert recap and game analysis of the Dallas Mavericks vs. Charlotte Hornets NBA game from February 27, 2025 on ESPN.

The Dallas Mavericks torpedoed their future by trading Luka Doncic in early February, a deal that will likely be remembered as the worst trade in NBA history. It was malpractice then, and it's still the worst move a general manager could ever make in the NBA.

I hate to say it, but when you trade 25-year-old Luka Dončić for 31-year-old Anthony Davis, you are asking for bad things to happen. And man are bad things happening to the Mavericks, who lost Davis 31 minutes into his first game with the team and have now lost Irving for the remainder of this season and probably at least the first few months of next season.

It has barely been a month since the Dallas Mavericks traded former franchise player Luka Dončić, a baffling decision that put immense pressure on the team to win immediately. When they traded Dončić (who turned 26 last week),

Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving sustained a torn ACL in his left knee and will miss the rest of the 2024-25 NBA season.

Kyrie Irving tore his ACL in a loss against the Sacramento Kings. Craig Carton, Danny Parkins, and Mark Schlereth discuss the mess that is the Dallas Mavericks.

The news of Kyrie Irving's torn ACL has reverberated around the NBA and the general response from fellow players indicates how well-liked Irving is around the league. This includes Kevin Durant's comments on the matter;

The Dallas Mavericks nightmare season hit another brutal low Monday night when Kyrie Irving tore his ACL in a loss to the Sacramento Kings. His season is now over and so are any hopes of the franchise making a playoff run like it did last year,

Durant and Irving were teammates on the Brooklyn Nets together before they both landed with their current teams. The two-time Finals MVP clearly still had a lot of love left for his old co-star, because when asked about the injury, Durant had a visibly difficult time responding.

After the blockbuster Luka Doncic trade, the Mavericks got criticism from media, players and their own fans. Did that backlash play a role in the subsequent injury to their remaining star?