Dallas guard Kyrie Irving is expected to miss one to two weeks with a bulging disk in his back, and Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said a timeline for his return was not immediately known. Kidd, speaking before the Mavericks take on the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night,

Irving missed two of the Mavericks’ past three games. He sat out last Monday’s loss to the Kings with right shoulder soreness and Friday’s loss to Cleveland due to an illness. In 30 games this season, Irving has averaged 24.3 points, 4.9 assists and 4.6 rebounds.

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.