The Dallas Mavericks can't catch a break as the injury bug continues to bite the franchise. The hits kept on coming on Monday night as Mavericks star Kyrie Irving suffered a left knee sprain late in the first quarter during the game against the Sacramento Kings.

Sacramento got off to a hot start, making five of the first six shots as the Kings got out to an 11-4 lead. But they wasted their challenge early on a foul that sent Kai Jones to

Kyrie Irving suffered an injury scare in the first quarter of the Sacramento Kings-Dallas Mavericks game. After falling to the floor in pain, Irving stayed in the contest to shoot free throws. However,

Kyrie Irving's left knee bent back awkwardly as he tried to go up for a layup, and he had to be helped off the floor.

The Dallas Mavericks suffered a tough loss on their home court against the Sacramento Kings on Monday night, and the fallout from that game continued on Tuesday morning with a major update regarding veteran guard Kyrie Irving.

Kyrie Irving leaves the Mavs game with a left knee sprain after colliding with Jonas Valanciunas, intensifying Dallas' injury crisis.

Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd took issue Wednesday with media speculation that Kyrie Irving’s heavy workload over the last month led to the nine-time All-Star’s season-ending knee injury. Irving tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee Monday in the first quarter of a 122-98 loss to the Sacramento Kings.

Irving averaged a league-high 39.3 minutes over his last 10 games entering Monday’s loss to the Sacramento Kings.

Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving will be out for the rest of the season after suffering an injury against the Sacramento Kings.

Irving’s injury put the Mavericks’ backcourt depth in flux, but the loss of Hardy limits Dallas’ point guard room to Dante Exum, Spencer Dinwiddie and two-way guard Brandon Williams — who dropped a season-high 34 points to lead the Texas Legends to a win over the Long Island Nets on Sunday.

Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving has suffered a torn ACL in his left knee, the team announced Tuesday, an injury that is likely to see him miss the rest of the season.