Kyrie Irving has missed the last five games dealing with a back injury, but may be healthy enough to hit the court on Tuesday vs. the Denver Nuggets. Dallas enters a rematch against Denver after being outscored 33-12 in the fourth quarter on Sunday resulting in the 112-101 lost.
Good news is, though, that the Mavericks’ point guard was upgraded to questionable on Monday and has a realistic shot of suiting up. Marc Stein reported there is “growing optimism in Dallas” that Irving will play:
Getting Irving back will be a huge boost to a Dallas team that has to navigate a significant amount of time without star Luka Dončić. Stay tuned here at DKN for more updates on Irving’s status ahead of tonight’s rematch vs. Denver.
