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Mavs star guard Kyrie Irving had successful surgery on his torn left knee ACL, the team announced Wednesday.
The Dallas Mavericks announced today that Kyrie Irving underwent a successful surgery to repair a torn left knee ACL.
Further medical updates regarding Irving’s status will be provided as appropriate.
— Mavs PR (@MavsPR) March 27, 2025
Irving was injured in the first quarter of the Mavs’ 122-98 loss to the Sacramento Kings on Monday night. Following the injury, Irving made two free throws with tears rolling down his cheeks before leaving the game.
He is out for the season and figures to be in the final stages of recovery when teams report to training camp this fall. Irving has a $44 million player option for next season.
The 32-year-old was fouled by DeMar DeRozan on a drive to the basket and his right foot landed on the foot of the Kings’ Jonas Valanciunas. Irving lost his balance and then landed awkwardly on his left leg, and his knee appeared to hyperextend before he fell to the floor.
Irving’s injury is the latest setback in a season full of injuries for the Mavericks, who lost 10-time All-Star Anthony Davis to a groin injury in his Dallas debut following the seismic trade that sent Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers. Davis returned to the lineup on March 24 vs. Brooklyn after missing six weeks because of his injury.
The presence of Irving was the biggest reason the Mavericks felt they could proceed with the controversial Davis-for-Doncic deal, a move that infuriated the Dallas fan base.
After he was hurt, Irving grabbed his leg and remained on the floor for multiple minutes. Davis, who is recovering from injury himself, was among those helping Irving to the locker room before Kidd spoke to Irving, who then returned to take two free throws.
After converting both to pull Dallas within 23-18, Irving was helped into the tunnel, and the Mavs quickly ruled him out for the rest of the night with a left knee sprain.
A nine-time All-Star, Irving came in averaging 25 points per game and has become Dallas’ primary outside shooting threat following the trade of superstar Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers on Feb. 1. This season, Irving appeared in 50 games (he played in 58 games last season for Dallas) and was rolling lately, scoring 30 points in five of his past seven games.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
