Irving hasn’t played in nearly two weeks due to illness and a back injury, leaving the Luka Doncic-less Mavericks even more shorthanded.

Irving was absent for the most recent Mavericks game, also against the Nuggets, which the Denver side won 112-101. In that tie, he was hugely missed, with the output for his side clearly suffering from his absence: Dallas are 2-3 across their last five games in the NBA without Irving and 3-6 overall without him.

The Denver Nuggets are taking on the Dallas Mavericks today in what would be considered by many fans, a must-see game. The last three games these two team have