Kyrie Irving Season-Ending Injury Latest Setback for Aldelson-Owned Mavs

Posted on: March 4, 2025, 02:22h. 

Last updated on: March 4, 2025, 02:47h.

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  • Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving is out for the year
  • Irving tore an ACL on Monday night
  • The Mavs franchise is in disarray

Kyrie Irving suffered a season-ending injury Monday night, the latest catastrophe for the fiasco-riddled Dallas Mavericks franchise.

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Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving lies on the court after suffering a knee injury against the Sacramento Kings on Monday night, March 3, 2025. Irving’s season-ending injury is the latest blow to the NBA team owned by Las Vegas Sands billionaire Dr. Miriam Adelson. (Image: Getty)

Irving, the Mavs’ top scorer after Dallas shockingly traded Luka Doncic in early February, is also the team’s leader in assists, steals, free throw percentage, and three-point percentage. Irving, 32, tore the ACL in his left knee in the first quarter of Monday night’s 122-98 home loss to the Sacramento Kings.

Now 32-30 and 10th in the Western Conference, but still in the playoff hunt, the loss of Irving has greatly extended Dallas’ NBA title odds. Before Irving’s injury, BetMGM had Dallas at +6600. The line of 66/1 implies a chance of 1.49%, with a $100 bet winning $6,600.

With Irving sidelined, BetMGM oddsmakers lengthened the Mavs’ title chances to +20000. 200/1 implies a likelihood of 0.5%. If the unlikeliest of scenarios comes true, just a $1 bet would win $200.

Mavs Meltdown

It hasn’t been a good month or so to be a Dallas Mavericks fan.

The destruction began on Saturday night, February 1, when the Mavs stunned the basketball world by shipping Doncic, largely considered among the best players in the NBA and the face of the Dallas franchise, to the Los Angeles Lakers. In exchange for the 26-year-old — the 2024 scoring champion and Western Conference Finals MVP — the Mavs received 31-year-old Anthony Davis.

Before the Doncic shocker, the Mavs’ 2025 NBA Finals odds were +2000 (20/1). The Mavs’ ownership, led by Las Vegas Sands billionaire Dr. Miriam Adelson and her son-in-law, Sands President and Chief Operating Officer Patrick Dumont, defended the Doncic trade on claims that the superstar didn’t vibe with the team’s culture.

“There’s a lot of things that come into play when you decide the roster of the team,” Dumont said last month. “And culture is very important. That’s what we’re focused on.”

Fans are understandably furious. Concerns have also been raised that Dumont and his billionaire mother-in-law might be plotting to relocate the team to Las Vegas, rumors they have continually denied.

Dumont has no previous experience in sports operations. He studied mechanical engineering at Johns Hopkins University and obtained a master’s of business administration degree from Columbia University.

The Sands corporate website says Dumont has “more than 20 years in finance, corporate strategy, and management” with a “proven track record in designing and executing financial business strategies that drive capital return and maximize company performance.”

Dallas Ticket Prices 

By most accounts, the Dallas Mavericks franchise is in the midst of a crisis.

A Mavs fan asked the team on its X account last night, “What did we do to you as a fan base to deserve this?” Countless other comments have been critical, too.

Klay [Thompson] wants out, Kyrie wants out, AD is going to want out soon. We’re done. Pack it up,” another comment on X read.

Apparently unfazed, the Mavs made yet another seemingly out-of-touch move this week by revealing that ticket prices will increase next year. The team informed season ticketholders that prices for next season will increase “by an average of 8.61%.”

A team statement said the price hikes reflect “ongoing investments in team and fan engagement.”