Mavericks: Kyrie Irving will be out for about 2 weeks, sources

Sources revealed to AM850 that Kyrie Irving will miss between one and two weeks with the Mavericks due to back discomfort.

The Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving has a bulging disc in his back and is expected to miss at least a week or twosources revealed to AM850.

There is optimism that treatment over the next few days will provide target date to play again, the sources added.

The Mavs They announced on Sunday that irving would be lost game from this monday against the Memphis Grizzlies due to a lumbar sprain back. He did not join the team on the tour trip and remained in dallas to be reevaluated, the sources said.

irving did not play in Friday’s home defeat against the Cleveland Cavalierswhen he was ruled out hours before kickoff due to illness.

dallas He already has one less superstar, since the shooting guard Luka Doncic has been out since he suffered a strained left calf during the loss on Saturday. Christmas against the Minnesota Timberwolves. It is expected that Doncicwho was seen using a scooter to get around the sand on Friday night, will be re-evaluated in the last week of January. The Mavswho also had to deal with suspensions of forwards Naji Marshall and PJ Washington stemming from a Dec. 27 altercation with Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic, they have lost four straight games as of Monday night. dallas (20-15), the defending champion of the Western Conferenceis 0-3 without Doncic and Irving this season.

irving32, has played at an All-Star level in his 14th season in the NBAwith an average of 24.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game, with 49.0% accuracy in field goals and 44.1%, the best of his career, in triples.