The Dallas Mavericks were hit with some brutal news on Tuesday after the extent of Kyrie Irving 's knee injury was revealed. Unfortunately, the nine-time All-Star is now done for the season after suffering a torn ACL in his left knee.

The Dallas Mavericks find themselves at a pivotal crossroads just weeks after executing one of the most talked-about trades in recent NBA history.

T he most charitable possible explanation for the Luka Dončić trade -- and this was already a stretch -- was that it improved the team's short-term prospects. Nico Harrison told