Later in the game, Dallas' reserve point guard Jaden Hardy sprained his right ankle and would not return. In a season marred by seemingly never-ending injuries, coach Jason Kidd acknowledged that luck wasn't on his team's side when asked about Irving's injury.
In the span of a little over a month, the Mavs traded away franchise star Luka Doncic, received bad injury news on Dereck Lively II and newly acquired center Anthony Davis and recently saw Kyrie Irving suffer a brutal ACL tear in his left knee that will sideline him for the rest of the season.
For head coach Jason Kidd, it's going to be business as usual––at least, as much as it can be. Kidd addressed the Mavs' injury situation ahead of Wednesday's clash, and he mad