Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving is expected to miss at least three games with a lumbar sprain in his back and could be out as many as two weeks, ESPN reported Monday. Irving, 32, missed last Monday's game against the Sacramento Kings and was listed with right shoulder soreness.

The Dallas Mavericks are going to be seriously shorthanded for the next little while. Kyrie Irving is expected to miss a week or two due to a bulging disc in his back, ESPN's Shams Charania and Tim MacMahon reported Monday,

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.

Kyrie Irving #11 of the Dallas Mavericks moves the ball down court against the Houston Rockets during the first half at Toyota Center on January 01, 2

Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving has a bulging disc in his back and is expected to miss at least 1 to 2 weeks, sources tell me and @espn_macmahon. There is optimism that

The Dallas Mavericks are already without one superstar guard, and now they are set to be without the other. Shams Charania of ESPN reported Monday that Mavs guard Kyrie Irving has been diagnosed with a bulging disc in his back and will miss at least the next one-to-two weeks as a result.