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Jason Kidd Squashes Idea That Kyrie Irving's Increased Minutes Led to Season-Ending Injury

Dallas Mavericks guard Irving and head coach Kidd during the game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Minnesota Timberwolves in game four of the western conference finals for the 2024 NBA playoffs at American Airlines Center. | Jerome Miron-Imagn Images

Luck certainly hasn't found the Dallas Mavericks lately. Kyrie Irving, their star point guard, suffered a devastating, season-ending torn ACL in his left knee Monday. ESPN's Shams Charania first reported the severity of Irving's injury Tuesday.

Charania quickly pointed out the heavy minutes that Irving played over the past month, a stretch that began just before the Mavs shocked the NBA world by trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. Before the injury, Irving averaged 39.3 minutes over his past 10 games and played the most minutes across the league from Feb. 4 to March 2.

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