Report: Mavericks’ Kyrie Irving has successful surgery to repair torn ACL
Irving underwent successful surgery on Wednesday to repair his torn left ACL at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Dallas Mavericks star guard Kyrie Irving is officially on the road to recovery.
Irving underwent successful surgery on Wednesday to repair his torn left ACL at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
The 32-year-old suffered the injury in a loss to the Sacramento Kings on March 3. He 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.
After he was hurt, Irving grabbed his leg and remained on the floor for multiple minutes. Anthony Davis was among those helping Irving to the locker room before coach Jason 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.
Irving earned his ninth all-star appearance as an injury replacement this season. He averaged 24.7 points per game and shot 40 per cent from 3-point range.
He has a $44 million player option for next season.
Since losing Irving, Dallas has gone 3-8, falling to 11th in the Western Conference.
Davis returned Monday for just his second game with the Mavericks since being acquired for Luka Doncic. He scored 12 points and grabbed six rebounds in 26 minutes.
— With files from the Associated Press
