On Friday against the Houston Rockets, the shorthanded Mavs were limited to just nine active players amid their concerning injury crisis. Unfortunately for Dallas, their rotation was cut short to just eight players after guard Dante Exum was forced to exit the game in the second quarter.

After Monday's game, Klay Thompson spoke about Irving when he met with the media. Thompson: "It hurt, obviously with Kyrie being out for 10-12 months... We know he's going to come