The Harsh Truth: Mavericks Fans to Face Reality Amid Kyrie’s Injury

July 8, 2025 Chukz Blog 0

Not even Kyrie Irving himself knows when he will return to the hardwood…

The Dallas Mavericks’ postseason hopes were dashed in early March of 2016 season when Kyrie Irving tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL).

 

Irving recently set the record straight in a resurfaced tape from one of his broadcasts regarding when he will be playing again, but ever since he went down, there have been various return timelines predicted, including the chance that he returns by January.

 

Irving stated categorically that he has no intention of returning from this injury quickly; rather, he intends to return “150,000 percent better.”

 

While Mavericks fans are freaking out about his words, they are finally beginning to see what has been clear about Irving’s ACL injury since the beginning: he has refused to say whether he will be back by the 2026 NBA Playoffs.

 

It’s impossible to know when Irving will return from tearing his ACL just over four months after it happened, and Mavericks fans must be patient during the recovery process.

Mavericks fans have it all wrong about Kyrie Irving’s ACL injury timeline

The reports that Irving could return by January surfaced just over two weeks after he got injured, and that type of timeline seemed premature from the moment it was reported.

Irving is working hard to get back onto the floor, as he is doing everything that he needs to do throughout the recovery process to come back stronger than before, but this process could take longer than initially expected.

With Irving being a 33-year-old guard who is just 6-foot-2, there is no reason to rush him back, and he has made it clear that he won’t be rushing back.

He is going to take his time as he recovers from the most devastating injury of his career, and Mavs fans should have expected nothing less.

Irving is known for taking his time when recovering from injuries, and he has every right to do just that.

 

Dallas just signed Irving to a new three-year contract, and them rushing him back during the first year of his new contract would have been a disaster

The Mavs would have run the risk of hurrying another injured player back into action, and Irving would have been in serious danger of re-injuring his knee, which could have ended his career prematurely.
The Dallas Cowboys’ medical staff took heat last season for a number of reasons, including the incorrect diagnosis of a stress fracture in Dereck Lively II as an ankle sprain and the terrible decision to try to get the franchise’s public face back from an ACL rupture too soon.
There has been an excessive amount of hype surrounding Irving and his remarks about his return to the court, and to be honest, nothing has changed regarding that.
It was inevitable that he would take his time healing from this injury; he will return to play only if he is absolutely certain he is fit.
Even after overcoming the obstacle of one of the worst injuries an athlete can endure, Irving will continue to strive to be his best on and off the court.
The patience of Mavs supporters will be put to the test as he remains resolute in his goal of returning even stronger than before.
D’Angelo Russell may wind up playing a significantly larger role than anticipated given that the Mavericks’ return schedule is uncertain; they signed Russell because they knew Kyrie Irving would lose significant time and needed a substitute.
Irving, who is going through the “beautiful struggle” of recovering a torn ACL, will be cheering on the team from the sidelines, and Russell will be prepared to take on a larger role.

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