In what has to be considered good news, though, Daniel Gafford is listed as questionable with a left sprained ankle. He went down on Monday against the Grizzlies and was out against the Lakers on Tuesday. Jason Kidd expected Gafford to be out for a while, but he's already been upgraded.

Irving missed two of the Mavericks’ past three games. He sat out last Monday’s loss to the Kings with right shoulder soreness and Friday’s loss to Cleveland due to an illness. In 30 games this season, Irving has averaged 24.3 points, 4.9 assists and 4.6 rebounds.

The Dallas Mavericks are going to be seriously shorthanded for the next little while. Kyrie Irving is expected to miss a week or two due to a bulging disc in his back, ESPN's Shams Charania and Tim MacMahon reported Monday,

T he injury news keeps piling up for the Dallas Mavericks in what was supposed to be a special season. Hopes were sky-high following last year's run to the NBA Finals, and Dallas

DALLAS (AP) – Dallas guard Kyrie Irving is expected to miss one to two weeks with a bulging disc in his back, and Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said a timeline for his return was not immediately known.

The Mavericks will need PJ Washington to play well alongside Klay Thompson amid Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving's injury absences.

The Mavericks are already playing without All-Star guard Luka Doncic, who's sidelined with a calf injury suffered on Christmas.

The Mavericks are already playing without All-Star guard Luka Dončić, who's sidelined with a calf injury suffered on Christmas.

Irving’s former teammates Caris LeVert and Derrick Jones Jr. will wear the new ANTA KAI 1 shoe, as will Dallas center Daniel Gafford.

See where the Mavericks’ backcourt duo ranks among the West’s top guards as we inch closer to the league’s All-Star reveal.

Three of Kyrie Irving's current and former teammates will be representing his shoe brand this season. The Dallas Mavericks' Daniel Gafford,