Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving, who has been sidelined since Jan. 1 with a back injury, returned to action in Tuesday’s home game against the Denver Nuggets. Irving finished with 11 points (on 4-for-18 shooting), four rebounds, two assists and four steals in Dallas’ 118-99 loss.

Irving is listed on the injury report as he continues to deal with a lumbar back sprain. Meanwhile, Dereck Lively II (right ankle sprain), Luka Doncic (left calf strain) and Dante Exum (right wrist surgery) are all out for Friday's game. It is worth noting that Mavs head coach Jason Kidd previously said he expects Irving to play on Friday.

Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving returned for Tuesday night's home game against the Denver Nuggets. 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.

On Friday night, the Dallas Mavericks will host the Cleveland Cavaliers in Texas. For the game, the Mavs will be without one of their best players, as Kyrie Ir

Here are my NBA picks for Tuesday, Jan. 14. Picks made on 1-14 at 2:00 p.m. ET. The Cleveland Cavaliers lead the Eastern Conference with a 33-5 record. While the Indiana Pacers ended the Cavaliers' latest winning streak on Sunday, I like Cleveland to bounce back here.

Kyrie Irving signs Cleveland Cavaliers' Caris LeVert, Los Angeles Clippers' Derrick Jones Jr., and Dallas Mavericks' Daniel Gafford to deals with ANTA.

Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving is expected to miss at least three games with a lumbar sprain in his back and could be out as many as two weeks, ESPN reported Monday.

The Thunder own the NBA’s best record against the spread (ATS) at 27-9-3. A cover percentage of .750 is absurdly high. By comparison, the single-season top mark over the past decade is the Memphis Grizzlies at .628 in the 2021-22 season.

Three of Kyrie Irving's current and former teammates will be representing his shoe brand this season. The Dallas Mavericks' Daniel Gafford,

Garland averaged a team-high 26.0 points and 7.7 assists in three games last week, including a 40-point performance in a win over Toronto.