The Mavericks are currently 20-15 as they have dropped to the seventh seed in the Western Conference. It will be on Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson to keep the team afloat until Doncic's return and give them a shot at making a deep playoff run this season.

The Mavericks are 6-2 without Luka Doncic this season, and they have no choice but to hope that success is sustainable after the All-NBA guard suffered a calf injury on Christmas Day.Doncic is set to miss time after going down during Dallas' loss to the Timberwolves,

In recent weeks, the Dallas Mavericks have relied on Kyrie Irving to lead the team. The All-Star guard has stepped into a bigger role due to Luka Doncic's injury-induced absence. Irving's scoring and playmaking ability likely eased some of the blow of Doncic's forced absence.

Kyrie Irving, who is averaging 24.3 points per game, is dealing with a bulging disc in his back and is expected to miss one to two weeks at minimum, a league source said. Irving didn’t accompany Dallas on its road trip to Memphis and instead opted to stay home and receive treatment,

Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving has a bulging disc in his back and is expected to miss at least 1 to 2 weeks, sources tell me and @espn_macmahon. There is optimism that treatment over the coming days will provide a return to play target date.

Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving has a bulging disc in his back that's expected to sideline him for at least 1 to 2 weeks, ESPN reports. It's not clear from the report how or when Irving sustained the injury.