In what has to be considered good news, though, Daniel Gafford is listed as questionable with a left sprained ankle. He went down on Monday against the Grizzlies and was out against the Lakers on Tuesday. Jason Kidd expected Gafford to be out for a while, but he's already been upgraded.

The Dallas Mavericks are preparing for a pivotal stretch without their star Luka Doncic, and head coach Jason Kidd has shared his thoughts on the team’s mindset during this critical time. The Dallas Mavericks face an extended period without Luka Doncic,

The Dallas Mavericks are going to be seriously shorthanded for the next little while. Kyrie Irving is expected to miss a week or two due to a bulging disc in his back, ESPN's Shams Charania and Tim MacMahon reported Monday,

Dallas guard Kyrie Irving is expected to miss one to two weeks with a bulging disk in his back, and Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said a timeline for his return was not immediately known. Kidd, speaking before the Mavericks take on the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night,

The Dallas Mavericks' recent slide down the standings will likely continue with Kyrie Irving joining Luka Doncic on the injury list with a lumbar strain.

The Dallas Mavericks are already without one superstar guard, and now they are set to be without the other. Shams Charania of ESPN reported Monday that Mavs guard Kyrie Irving has been diagnosed with a bulging disc in his back and will miss at least the next one-to-two weeks as a result.

The injury report for both teams has been released and multiple star guards will be missing from today's action. Kyrie Irving is one of them, he has been officially listed as out due to a lumbar back sprain.