“The team that Nico constructed to go win a championship hasn’t been on the court,” he said. “So I find it crazy that everybody's just going to act like [injured guard] Kyrie Irving is this easily replaceable guy. Do you see the Indiana Pacers without Tyrese Haliburton? They look like a completely different team.
“... AD [Anthony Davis], for the better part of the last two years has been extremely healthy before getting to Dallas. Kyrie Irving since being in Dallas has been pretty healthy, so miss me with the injury history stuff, and going back 10 years and guys has been healthy the last two or three years. I don’t buy that. And y’all just wanna go point the finger at Nico because that was a storyline, now let’s make that a storyline again. That [expletive] is wack to me.”
Injuries have been a specter hanging over the Mavs this season, especially with the team struggling at the guard position without Irving, which has in turn led to the Mavs having one of the league’s worst offenses.
However, even with Davis, the team has struggled this season (3-8 overall, 2-3 in games Davis played in), and Irving is returning from a torn ACL at 33 years old. It’s fair to wonder if either will be less injury-prone as their careers continue.
Irving is expected to be back near the end of this year or the start of 2026, and Davis could return from a calf injury as soon as Wednesday when the team plays the Phoenix Suns at 7:30 p.m. at American Airlines Center.
Game schedule dates, times, locations
NEXT UP: Game dates, times, locations, channel
Rangers ▶
July 7 Rangers 8, L.A. Angels 3
July 8 L.A. Angels 13, Rangers 1
July 9 Rangers 7, L.A. Angels 6
July 10 Rangers 7, Houston 3
July 11 Houston 9, Rangers 3
July 12 Rangers 6, Houston 5
All-Star break
July 17 at Atlanta, 6:15 p.m., CW
July 18 at Atlanta, 3:10 p.m., RSN
July 19 at Atlanta, 12:35 p.m., RSN
July 20 vs. Chicago White Sox, 7:05 p.m., RSN
July 21 vs. Chicago White Sox, 7:05 p.m., RSN
July 22 vs. Chicago White Sox, 7:05 p.m., RSN
Wings▶
July 2 Wings 86, Connecticut 83
July 5 Wings 89, Toronto 76
July 7 Wings 88, New York 77
July 10 Wings 108, Toronto 95
July 12 Wings 96, Chicago 91
July 16 vs. New York, 8 p.m., Amazon Prime Video
July 19 vs. Los Angeles, 12 p.m., ABC
July 22 at Portland, 9 p.m., KFAA, USA, CNBC
All-Star break
July 29 vs. Atlanta, 7 p.m., KFAA, USA
July 31 at Washington, 6:30 p.m., Ion
TCU Football ▶
2026 season
Aug. 29 vs. North Carolina (at Dublin), 11 a.m., ESPN
Sept. 12 vs. Grambling State, 7 p.m., ESPN+
Sept. 19 vs. Arkansas State, 7 p.m., ESPNU
Sept. 26 at Central Florida, TBA
Oct. 3 vs. BYU, TBA
Oct. 17 at Baylor, TBA
Oct. 24 vs. West Virginia, TBA
Oct. 31 vs. Kansas, TBA
Nov. 6 at Arizona, 9:15 p.m., ESPN
Nov. 14 vs. Kansas State, TBA
Nov. 21 vs. Utah, TBA
Nov. 26 at Texas Tech, 7 p.m., ESPN
Cowboys ▶
Sept. 13 at N.Y. Giants, 7:20 p.m., NBC
Sept. 20 vs. Washington, 3:25 p.m., Fox
Sept. 27 vs. Baltimore (at Rio de Janeiro), 3:25 p.m., CBS
Oct. 4 at Houston, 12 p.m., Fox
Oct. 8 vs. Tampa Bay, 7:15 p.m., Amazon Prime Video
Oct. 18 at Green Bay, 7:20 p.m., NBC
Oct. 26 at Philadelphia, 7:15 p.m., ESPN, ABC
Nov. 1 vs. Arizona, 12 p.m., Fox
Nov. 8 at Indianapolis, 12 p.m., Fox
Nov. 15 vs. San Francisco, 3:25 p.m., Fox
Nov. 22 vs. Tennessee, 12 p.m., Fox
Nov. 26 vs. Philadelphia, 3:30 p.m., Fox
Dec. 7 at Seattle, 7:15 p.m., ESPN, ABC
Dec. 20 at L.A. Rams, 3:25 p.m., CBS
Dec. 27 vs. Jacksonville, 7:20 p.m., NBC
Jan. 3 vs. N.Y. Giants, 12 p.m., Fox
Jan. 9 or 10 at Washington, TBA
World Cup ▶
All local matches at AT&T Stadium
Group stage
June 14 Japan 2, Netherlands 2 (Group F)
June 17 England 4, Croatia 2 (Group L)
June 22 Argentina 2, Austria 0 (Group J)
June 25 Japan 1, Sweden 1 (Group F)
June 27 Argentina 3, Jordan 1 (Group J)
Knockout round
June 30 Norway 2, Ivory Coast 1 (round of 32)
July 3 Egypt 1, Australia 1 (Egypt wins 4-2 on PKs) (round of 32)
July 6 Spain 1, Portugal 0 (round of 16)
July 14 Spain 2, France 0 (semifinal)
FC Dallas ▶
May 2 FC Dallas 2, NY Red Bulls 0
May 9 FC Dallas 3, Salt Lake 1
May 13 Vancouver 3, FC Dallas 2
May 16 FC Dallas 3, San Jose 2
May 23 FC Dallas 2, Colorado 1
World Cup break
July 22 at Portland, 9:30 p.m., Apple TV
July 25 at San Diego, 8:30 p.m., FS1, Apple TV
Aug. 1 at LA Galaxy, 9:30 p.m., Apple TV
Aug. 5 vs. Queretaro (at Mansfield Stadium), 7:30 p.m., Apple TV
Aug. 8 vs. Chivas de Guadalajara (at San Jose, Calif.), 8 p.m., Apple TV
Texas Motor Speedway ▶
July 25 Drift n Drag
Aug. 1 NASCAR Racing Experience
Aug. 29 Team Texas: David Starr's Racing School
Sept. 5 NASCAR Racing Experience
This story was originally published November 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM.
Lawrence Dow is a digital sports reporter from Philadelphia. He graduated with a master’s degree in journalism from USC. He’s passionate about movies and is always looking for a great book. He covers the Texas Rangers and other sports.
