Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd took issue with media speculation that Kyrie Irving’s heavy workload over the last month led to the nine-time All-Star’s season-ending knee injury.

Jason Kidd called Kyrie Irving's torn ACL "a freak accident," and one that should not be blamed on his uptick in playing time since the Luka Doncic trade.

Kidd strongly pushed back against the notion that a heavy workload contributed to Irving suffering a season-ending ACL tear

Dallas Mavericks fans again received harrowing news, this time in the form of Kyrie Irving’s season-ending injury. Per ESPN’s Shams Charania, Irving has officially suffered a torn ACL in his left knee following a fall to the floor after slicing down the lane versus the Kings on Monday night.

The hits keep coming for the Dallas Mavericks, who will now be without star point guard Kyrie Irving for the rest of the season. Irving suffered a torn ACL in Monday's game against the Sacramento Kings, officially wrapping up his 2024-25 campaign. He was averaging 24.7 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game.

An NBA insider has urged the Dallas Mavericks to trade Anthony Davis this summer, believing that the franchise’s championship window has already closed

The situation in Dallas has gone from bad to worse following the Luka Doncic trade, and the numbers back up that assertion. The Mavs rank 10th in offensive rating on the season at 114.4 but since the break, the team has sunk to 28th at 105. Dallas’ net rating of 0.9 ranks 16th on the season, but the team is -9 across its last six, good for 26th.

The Mavericks are currently 13-17 on the road with a point differential of 1, while the Bucks have an 8-2 record in their last ten games at home. These two just met on Saturday an