A Dallas Mavericks team that has been hit hard by injuries since a 19-10 start suffered its biggest medical loss of the season on Tuesday, when ESPN's Shams Charania reported that star guard Kyrie Irving had been diagnosed with an ACL tear stemming from his injury early in Monday's loss to the Sacramento Kings.
Without Luka Doncic, traded to the Los Angeles Lakers a little over a month ago, as well as the All-Star acquired for him (Anthony Davis, sidelined by an adductor strain), the Mavericks were heavily dependent on Irving to keep their offense afloat.