Star guard Kyrie Irving is averaging 24.3 points and 4.9 assists per game this season.
Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving, who has been sidelined since Jan. 1 with a back injury, has been cleared to return for Tuesday’s game against the Denver Nuggets (9:30 ET, TNT).
Mavs Injury Update:
Kyrie Irving (lumbar back sprain) will be AVAILABLE tonight against the Denver Nuggets.
Luka Dončić (left calf strain) and Dante Exum (right wrist surgery) will be OUT.
— Mavs PR (@MavsPR) January 15, 2025
Irving, who is averaging 24.3 points and 4.9 assists per game this season, was sidelined the past week because of a lower back injury.
The Mavs went 2-3 during the five games that Irving missed.
Irving was listed as out due to illness for the Mavs’ Jan. 3 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The team announced before the next game that he had a lumbar sprain in his lower back.
Mavs co-star Luka Doncic has been sidelined since straining his left calf during a Christmas loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. He is scheduled to be reevaluated the last week of January.
