Dallas Mavericks superstar Kyrie Irving recently suffered a season-ending torn ACL in his left knee. Irving has received plenty of support following the injury, but a concerning narrative has surfaced as well.
After the Mavs traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, Anthony Davis appeared in just over 30 minutes of a game before suffering an injury. AD has not played in a contest since. With a number of other Mavs injured as well, Irving played the most minutes per game of any player in the league for over a month.
When Irving went down with the ACL injury, some fans, and even media members, took the opportunity to create a narrative that Dallas over-played Irving which led to the injury. The narrative serves as an accusation of sorts. Blaming the Dallas Mavericks’ organization for a star player getting injured is something that should not be taken lightly.
Of course, many fans, and even the aforementioned media members, are still dealing with the frustration of the Doncic trade. Creating a narrative out of frustration with an organization is unfair, unless the narrative is based on nothing but factual evidence. Head coach Jason Kidd previously shut down the agenda, but the injury conspiracy continued.
On Saturday, however, Kyrie Irving seemingly attempted to put the rumor to rest with an Instagram Story.
Kyrie Irving responds to the narrative that too many minutes played a role in his season-ending injury.
“Too many minutes? Or did I get knocked off balance?”#MFFL pic.twitter.com/ykVVmLOM1S
— Joey Mistretta (@JoeyMistretta_) March 8, 2025
“Too many minutes? Or did I get knocked off balance?” Irving wrote on Saturday.
Irving’s words are written on a picture showing Kyrie stepping on Sacramento Kings center Jonas Valanciunas’ foot while driving to the basket. Kyrie did not have to share this post, but his decision to do so is of the utmost importance for a Mavericks’ organization that needs some positive publicity at the moment.
Kyrie Irving’s decision is crucial for Mavericks
There are still likely going to be critics of the Mavs’ decision to play Irving over 38 minutes per game over the past few weeks before the injury. Sure, playing a veteran that many minutes who is going to be 33 years old soon is not exactly ideal. But this was seemingly a freak injury. Placing the blame on the Mavericks organization for Irving suffering a torn ACL on the aforementioned specific play against the Kings is unfair.
Again, the frustration of the 2024-25 season has likely led many to overlook the possibility of a freak injury in this scenario. Doncic was traded, AD is injured, the Quentin Grimes deal did not go according to plan. Frustration should not cloud judgement, though, especially from media members who are supposed to serve fans with nothing but the facts. As a reporter myself, I will trust Irving in this situation.
Kyrie Irving clearly heard the noise based on his comment on the Instagram Story. He knows the Mavs are receiving backlash at the moment. Irving also understands how narratives can grow out of control and turn into untrue but believed stories.
The Mavs should thank Irving for posting that story to Instagram. It will serve as a deciding factor in potential arguments about the injury narrative. After all, who is going to argue with Irving about the injury he suffered?
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