Kyrie Irving and Dallas Mavericks had an extremely difficult night on Monday.
The MAVs not only fell 122-98 to the Sacramento Kings, but the Superstar Kyrie guard suffered a left knee sprain that has officially ruled out for the rest of the season.
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“Breaking: Kyrie Irving of Dallas Mavericks, Kyrie Irving, has suffered a torn acl of the season in her left knee, the sources tell ESPN,” Shams Charania published Tuesday afternoon.
“Devastant. Irving appeared in 50 of the 62 MAV games so far, and is currently the only player in the NBA with an average of at least 20 points, 40% of 3 points and 90% of the free throw line, the fifth season in his career with those statistics, the second more of all time for Stephen Curry.”
The injury that ended the season occurred in the first quarter of the contest with the Kings when Irving led to the basket and Demar Derozan received a foul.
Irving landed awkwardly on the foot of the Kings Center Jonas Valanciunas and immediately lowered the knee.
The Mercurial star remained in the hard wood for several minutes before a staff member and his teammate of Mavs helped his part of the Mavs, Anthony Davis, who was injured in the Dallas bank.
Irving had a visible pain and could barely put weight on his left leg.
However, he showed a great sand to advance to the free throw line and take his two shots.
The cameras approached 2016 NBA The champion’s face when the tears ran along the side of their cheeks.
Irving also took a deep inhalation and looked like the words “that you, God”, before making both shots. He was finally helped to return to the locker room and did not return for the rest of the game.
“A moment of pure determination to Kyrie Irving“The NBA wrote together with the images of the incident.
“After suffering an injury, Kyrie received the help of the line to take her free throws before leaving the game. He did both. “
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The tears that rolled down the face of their Kyrie were not just about pain.
They realized more than his season, and the MAVs, he probably ends.
Fans reacted to the online incident, saying how it reminded them Kobe Bryant – A hero and mentor from Irving, who shot two free throws after tear his Achilles.
“Shades of Kobe,” a fan published.
“Kyrie uses his passion in the manga, those free throws meant everything,” added another.
“Kyrie is a true Kobe disciple, a third wrote.
“Such determination,” he published a room.
Former mavs teammate Luka Doncic He attracted the wind of Kyrie’s injury and published his online reaction. He published two emojis containing tears and two prayer emojis on a screenshot of the Irving free kick.
The Slovenian later shared a photo of the duo along with the title: “You will return stronger, my brother!”
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Things have gone worse for Mavericks since the franchise franchise faces Doncic to the Lakers last month.
The discontent of the fans is at its highest point, particularly towards the Gm Nico Harrison, the man responsible for changing Doncic, and that was before the announcement that the tickets of the season will increase by an average of 8.61 percent next year.
Dallas has also been decimated by injuries with Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II, Daniel Gafford, Dwight Powell, PJ Washington, Jaden Hardy and Dante Exum, all in recent weeks.
Chief coach Jason Kidd described the “unfortunate” Irving injury at his press conference after the game.
“Simply unfortunate. I hope it is healthy and not serious, but just having this season, the boys are trying to keep it together, recover other boys, and it seems that every time we are approaching someone to return, someone falls, “Kidd said.
“Tonight, both Hardy and Kai fall, so we are running out of bodies here, but the boys keep fighting.”
The mavs playoff possibilities were already reduced to 45 percent after quoting Doncic.
After Kyrie’s injury, they are 18 percent.
The MAVs arrived at the finals last year, but the injuries and bad decisions of the main office seem to have derail their championship aspirations.
The Mavericks are currently sitting in the twelfth at the West Conference with a 32-30 record, and now face an almighty battle just to make the postseason.
