Brooklyn never led despite shooting a respectable 51.3% for the game. It committed 19 turnovers, which gifted the Mavericks a whopping 31 points.

The Dallas Mavericks welcomed superstar forward Anthony Davis back to from an 18-game injury absence on Monday night. Facing the Brooklyn Nets, the Mavericks started Davis at power forward, with head coach Jason Kidd telling reporters he would be limited to 28 minutes of action.

Irving, a nine-time NBA All-Star, is currently rehabbing a season-ending ACL tear. Before his campaign was cut short earlier this month, the guard was averaging 24.7 points, 4.6 assists and 4.8 rebounds per game.

Kyrie Irving detailed what was going on in his head while he stood at the free-throw line after tearing his ACL.

I’m tearing up at the free throw line, and I could just sense that my body was in shock. And the moment that I got up there and dribbled, I was thinking about thanking God from the

Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving was in physical shock when he approached the charity stripe to attempt two free throws after suffering a torn ACL in March. A visibly pained Irving was helped off the court in a 122-98 loss to the Sacramento Kings on March 3,