The Charlotte Hornets (10-28) look to achieve their first three-game winning streak of the 2024-25 season as they face off against Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks (23-19) in a Martin Luther King Jr. Day matchup at Spectrum Center.
The MLK Day contest opens this season's two-game series between the teams, with Dallas holding the recent edge after sweeping last season's matchups and claiming four victories in their last seven encounters with Charlotte and leads the all-time series 44-23.
Dallas will once again be without star point guard Luka Donu010diu0107, who remains sidelined with a calf injury suffered during their Christmas Day clash with the Minnesota Timberwolves.