Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving left Monday night’s game in obvious pain after suffering a knee injury in the first quarter of a 122-98 loss to the Sacramento Kings.
Late in the first quarter, Irving drove to the basket and was fouled by the Kings’ DeMar DeRozan. He landed awkwardly on his left leg as he fell to the court and immediately called out for assistance.
Irving remained on the floor for several minutes before being helped to the free throw line, where he made two free throws and left the court with 2:35 remaining in the quarter.
The Mavericks did not provide any postgame update on the severity of the injury to Irving’s left knee.
‘Just unlucky,’ coach Jason Kidd said. ‘I hope that he’s healthy, that it’s not serious.’
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A nine-time All-Star, Irving is averaging 24.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game.
The Mavericks (32-30) are already playing without center Anthony Davis, whom they acquired from the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for leading scorer Luka Doncic. Davis played one game for the Mavs on Feb. 8 before suffering a groin injury that’s kept him out ever since.