[Saba Sports News] Kyrie Irving, the guard for the Dallas Mavericks, narrowly escaped a severe injury when his teammate Dwight Powell accidentally landed on his ankle during their game against the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Irving suffered a heel contusion but fortunately, it wasn’t a significant injury. The timeline for his return remains uncertain.
The incident, which occurred as Powell was going for a rebound and lost his balance, falling onto Irving’s right leg, appeared quite serious in real-time. Irving had to exit the game, and although there was a report from the Blazers’ TV broadcast about Irving leaving the arena in a wheelchair, the Mavericks contested this claim.
Irving, a key player for the Mavericks with an average of 23 points and 5.2 assists per game this season, may luckily avoid being sidelined for an extended period.