Kyrie Irving breaks left hand in offseason workout
FILE – Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving has a broken left hand that required surgery after getting injured in an offseason NBA workout. The Dallas Mavericks aren’t providing a timeline for Irving’s recovery. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
DALLAS — Kyrie Irving broke his left hand during an offseason workout and had surgery, and the Dallas Mavericks didn’t provide a timeline for his recovery in an announcement of the injury Tuesday night.
“He sustained the injury earlier this month while training,” the team said in a brief statement, adding that further updates “will be provided as appropriate.”
Training camp opens in about 2 1/2 months.
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Irving and Luka Doncic led the Mavericks to the NBA Finals in their first full season together. The Boston Celtics won the title series in five games.
The 32-year-old Irving averaged 25.6 points in 58 games during the regular season while dealing with foot, heel and thumb injuries.
Irving made his deepest playoff run since going to the finals with Cleveland in 2017, and helped the Maericks get that far for the first time since Dallas won its only championship in 2011.
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Irving and Doncic will be hoping the arrival in free agency of Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson will see them contending again for a title in the upcoming season.
