Dallas Mavericks point guard Kyrie Irving left the Portland Trail Blazers game in the second quarter after teammate Dwight Powell took a hard fall on his right foot.
Irving shot his two shots from the foul line before exiting the game for good. The NBA champion is expected to undergo an MRI, but it appears he may have avoided a serious injury, according to Mavericks insider Kevin Gray Jr.
The Mavericks beat the Blazers by a final score of 125-112. Irving finished with 11 points, two rebounds and two assists in 13 minutes while shooting 4-of-6 from the field and 3-of-3 from the free-throw line.
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The Mavericks improved to 13-8 on the season after beating the Blazers. They are in third place in the Western Conference standings.
Irving is averaging 23.0 points, 3.9 rebounds and 5.2 assists on the season for the Mavericks while shooting 47.1% from the floor, 38.4% from 3 and 90.3% from the foul line. The eight-time All-Star is 23rd in the NBA in points per game and 32nd in assists per game.
Before he got hurt against the Blazers, Irving spoke with Grant Afseth of Sports Illustrated about what it’s really like playing with Luka Doncic, who is putting up incredible numbers for the Mavericks this season.
“Insane, bro. I’ve been with some of the best ever, and to see it up close is one thing, but to experience it as a teammate is a whole different world to be in because you’re watching it, and it looks so easy,” Irving said of Doncic. “But you know, it’s a lot of hours put in the gym for that guy—a lot of confidence and ultimately us as teammates. We just want to be there for him and support him. Like if you’re having a good night, a great night like that, man, keep feeding him, and he kept going, and we weren’t playing around tonight, so it felt good, for sure.”
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Doncic is averaging 31.9 points, 8.4 rebounds and 8.7 assists for the Mavericks.
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