Despite tearing his ACL against the Sacramento Kings nine days ago, Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving is all smiles whenever he can be. For that, Nico Harrison had high praise. "Kyrie is the heart and soul of this team,

The Dallas Mavericks are in a world of hurt right now. Kyrie Irving has been shut down for the season due to a torn ACL, while Anthony Davis still has no clear timetable to return as he continues to deal with a lingering adductor strain.

A nightmarish season for the Dallas Mavericks somehow found a new rock-bottom on Monday night, as Kyrie Irving left the team's blowout loss to the Sacramento Kings with what was later revealed to be a torn ACL in his left knee. Irving is obviously done for the year, and his status for the start of next season is very much up in the air.