
Kyrie Irving returned to Dallas’ lineup on Tuesday and finished with 11 points on 4-for-18 shooting vs. Denver.
Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving, who has been sidelined since Jan. 1 with a back injury, returned to action in Tuesday’s home game against the Denver Nuggets.
Irving finished with 11 points (on 4-for-18 shooting), four rebounds, two assists and four steals in Dallas’ 118-99 loss.
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— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) January 15, 2025
Irving, who is averaging 24.3 points and 4.9 assists per game this season, was sidelined the past week because of a lower back injury.
The Mavs went 2-3 during the five games that Irving missed.
Unfortunately, Dallas lost center Dereck Lively II was forced to leave Tuesday’s game in the first quarter with a right ankle sprain. Per Chris Haynes, an X-ray of Lively’s injury was negative but there is no timetable established for his return.
Sources: Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II received an X-ray on his sprained right ankle and results were negative. No timeline established as of now.
— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) January 15, 2025
Mavs center Dereck Lively II is out for the rest of the game with a right ankle sprain, per team.
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) January 15, 2025
Irving was listed as out due to illness for the Mavs’ Jan. 3 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Before the next game, the team announced that he had a lumbar sprain in his lower back.
Mavs co-star Luka Dončić has been sidelined since straining his left calf during a Christmas loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. He is scheduled to be reevaluated in the last week of January.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.