Kyrie Irving returns to court to sink free throws after supporting knee injuries: Clock | Sports news

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Irving’s decision to pull free throws was a reminiscence of the late Kobe Bryant, who made two games for games for Los Angeles Lakers, after breaking his Achilles tendon in 2013

Dallas Mavericks’s Kyrie Irving was helped by Anthony Davis (AP)

Kyrie Irving suffered a left knee sprain on Monday night and shot free throws for tears that rolled her on her cheeks-before leaving the floor with an obvious pain in the first quarter of 122-98 from Dallas to Sacramento Kings.

Irving was fouled by Demar Derozan on a road to the basket, and the right foot landed on the foot of Jonas Valanceas. He lost his balance and then landed painfully on his left foot, and his knee seemed hyperextend before falling to the floor.

Mavericks did not provide postgame updates on the nature of Irving’s injury.

“Only unlucky,” said coach Jason Kidd. “I hope it’s healthy, it’s not serious.”

After he was injured, Irving took his foot and stayed on the floor for several minutes. Anthony Davis, injured, was among those who help Irving in the locker room before Kidd was talking to Irving, who then returned to take two free throws. After turning both to pull Dallas in the period 23-18, Irving was helped in the tunnel, and Mavs quickly excluded for the rest of the night.

“This is just who, I mean, Kai is a tough guy,” Kidd said. “I asked him as they took him off the field,” Are you good if you leave without shooting? ” You are excluded. “So they took him to the free throw line, and he shot the free throws and then pulled him out.”

Irving’s decision to pull free throws was a reminiscence of the late Kobe Bryant, who made two games for games for Los Angeles Lakers, after breaking his Achilles tendon at the end of the fourth quarter of a victory over the Golden State on April 12, 2013.

An all-standard nine times, Irving came on average 25.0 points per match and became the primary threat of filming outside Dallas following the trade with superstar Luka Doncic at Los Angeles Lakers on February 1.

Mavericks were already playing without Davis – who left the only game for Dallas on February 8 with a groin injury after being purchased for Doncic – as well as Daniel Gafford, Dereck Lively II and PJ Washington Jr.

Also, Dallas lost the spare guard, Jaden Hardy, in the third period, at a straight ankle sprain and finished with nine players.

“It seems that every time we approach someone back, someone goes down,” Kidd said. “Tonight, both Hardy and Kai descends. So we run away from bodies here.”

(This story has not been edited by the News18 staff and is published from a flow of union news agencies – Associated Press)