“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 ▶
May 25 Houston 9, Rangers 0
May 26 Rangers 10, Houston 7
May 27 Houston 4, Rangers 3
May 28 Houston 5, Rangers 1
May 29 Rangers 9, Kansas City 1
May 30 vs. Kansas City, 3:05 p.m., FS1, RSN
May 31 vs. Kansas City, 1:35 p.m., RSN
June 1 at St. Louis, 6:45 p.m., RSN
June 2 at St. Louis, 6:45 p.m., RSN
June 3 at St. Louis, 6:45 p.m., RSN
Wings▶
May 18 Wings 92, Washington 69
May 20 Wings 99, Chicago 89
May 22 Atlanta 86, Wings 69
May 24 Wings 91, New York 76
May 28 Wings 95, Las Vegas 87
June 1 vs. Seattle, 7 p.m., KFAA, USA
June 5 at Los Angeles, 9 p.m., Ion
June 9 at Minnesota, 7 p.m., KFAA
June 11 vs. Phoenix, 8 p.m., Amazon Prime Video
June 13 at Portland, 7:30 p.m., KFAA
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
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
Texas Motor Speedway ▶
May 30 Urban Racing
June 6 SCC Laps for Charity
June 13 NASCAR Racing Experience
June 20 Team Texas - David Starr's Racing School
June 20 Urban Racing
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.
