Mavericks' Kyrie Irving (back) listed as doubtful vs. Pelicans

Copy Link

Email

Print

Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving is listed as doubtful for Wednesday night's road game against the New Orleans Pelicans, although his intention had been to play both games of a back-to-back after returning from a five-game absence due to a bulging disc in his lower back.

"It's a bulging disc in your back, so just got to do your best to manage it," Irving said after Tuesday's 118-99 loss to the Denver Nuggets, when he scored 11 points on 4-of-18 shooting. "It's not to the point where it's bad enough where I need surgery, which I'm grateful to God, but I have the support of my medical staff. A few other people in this locker room deal with the same thing. So just being…