After Kyrie Irving went down with a season-ending torn ACL in his left knee Monday, a theory quickly surfaced that increased minutes led to the incident.
ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania reported the severity of Irving's injury Tuesday, where he quickly pointed out the heavy minutes Irving played over the month prior. 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. The increased playing time came as the Dallas Mavericks sent shockwaves through the NBA by trading Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers for a package centered around Anthony Davis.
