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Caleb Martin’s Dallas Mavericks stint is officially underway. After getting moved at the NBA trade deadline by the Philadelphia 76ers, Martin found out that his return from an injury was not as close as he had hoped.

With Anthony Davis, Daniel Gafford, and Dereck Lively II all already dealing with injuries, the Mavs lost Irving to a torn ACL in their 122-98 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Monday. In the wake of the crushing injury, Irving shared his thoughts during an Instagram Live video.

The Philadelphia 76ers made the decision to shut down Joel Embiid for the rest of the season on Friday due to ongoing issues in his left knee. He's played in just 19 games this season, though he played against the Dallas Mavericks a few weeks ago and put up 29 points,

Two of the NBA's best players will be squaring off when Kyrie Irving (25.0 points per game, 13th in league) and the Dallas Mavericks (32-29) welcome in Tyrese Maxey (26.7, sixth) and the Philadelphia 76ers (21-38) on Sunday, March 16, 2025 at 1 p.m. ET on ABC.

Former Philadelphia 76ers big man Kai Jones has his sights set on the Dallas Mavericks. According to NBA Insider Chris Haynes, Jones plans to join the Mavs once

The Mavericks acquired Martin as part of a deal that sent Quentin Grimes to the Philadelphia 76ers before the NBA trade deadline ... Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints.

The Mavs were coming off the heels of an NBA Finals run, while the 76ers added an All-Star player in Paul George to their core of Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey.

Luka Doncic and Quentin Grimes have had big games this season, and the sad reality is that the Mavericks traded both of them away.

Lonnie Walker IV and Quentin Grimes scored 25 points apiece and the Philadelphia 76ers earned a 126-122 victory over the Utah Jazz on Sunday night. Walker added 11 rebounds and five assists in 34 minutes off the bench for the 76ers (22-41).

The Dallas Mavericks surprised the NBA world at the trade deadline, sending Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis. And now, they are losing Kyrie Irving for the rest of the season, forcing Dallas to move forward without the two stars that led them to the NBA Finals less than one year ago.

Former Philadelphia forward Jimmy Butler has a long history with the 76ers, and he will remind Philly once again why they should have kept him over Tobias Harris.