“Got Kyrie walking like Walter Jr” – Kyrie Irving walking in crutches after TERRIBLE injury has fans heartbroken
Kyrie Irving injury has been called heal contusion by the team.
Kyrie Irving (Credits: Forbes and X)
Since Friday night and the Dallas Mavericks‘ away game against the Portland Trail Blazers, Kyrie Irving has not played. After teammate Dwight Powell stepped on his foot, the All-Star guard was forced to leave the game. The all-star guard left the game and never came back. The Mavs revealed that Kyrie Irving had a heel contusion following tests, but they gave no timeline for his recovery.
Kyrie Irving, a guard for the Dallas Mavericks, is using crutches and a boot on his right foot to safeguard his injured heel. Before Dallas’ home game against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, head coach Jason Kidd gave an update on Irving’s health. Irving’s return has no set schedule. During the Mavs’ 125-112 victory on Friday, Irving told reporters he “feels better” than when he first sustained the injury from Mavs centre Dwight Powell falling on his foot.
The Mavericks declared on Saturday that Irving had no estimated time of return after an MRI revealed a right heel contusion. Kyrie will miss his second game due to the injury on Tuesday; he was unable to play in Monday’s away victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.
According to Jeff Stotts of InStreetClothes.com, a heel contusion typically requires a player to miss two games; however, given Kyrie’s age, and the initial pain he was feeling, this injury may require more time to heal.
Fans react in a sorrowful manner when they see their star, Kyrie Irving, limping and using crutches
The Dallas Mavericks were relieved to learn that Kyrie Irving’s injury was a heel contusion over the weekend. Given how bad the injury appeared to be when Mavericks centre Dwight Powell landed on Irving’s foot during Dallas’ road prevail over the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday, everyone was relieved that it wasn’t a season-ending injury.
Kyrie took to social media to express his concerns about the severity of the injury. He expressed confidence that he will not miss any significant time. Due to what the team described as a heel contusion. NBA fans reacted to the Mavericks’ video on social media, blaming Dwight Powell for Irving’s injury.
Irving has been the Mavericks’ second-best option this season. Trailing only fellow megastar Luka Doncic. In 17 games, the superstar guard has averaged 23.0 ppg, 3.9 rpg, and 5.2 apg. While shooting 47.1 percent from the floor and 38.4 percent from behind the arc.
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