Kyrie Irving Reflects on “Unique” Experience of Freaky Injury Upon Return: “First Time in My Career…”

Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving returned to the hardwood after missing out on 12 straight games. He suffered a right heel contusion during his last game against the Portland Trail Blazers. Following his return game against the Utah Jazz, he opened up about his mindset before stepping on the court.

Irving suffered a gruesome injury at the beginning of December 2023. In fact, several reports stated that the star was taken out of the arena in a wheelchair. Now that the star made his comeback after nearly a month, he reflected on his recovery journey, which seemed to be a new experience for the star. Let’s find out more about Kyrie’s reflection.

Kyrie Irving reflects on his return from injury

The Mavs took on the Jazz in their first game of the new year. And they were back to their full roster, as Kyrie Irving returned to the floor. Unfortunately, the team suffered a blowout 127-90 loss. Both Luka Doncic and Kyrie had an underwhelming game dropping 19 and 14 points, respectively.

But Uncle Drew‘s return could be a great moral booster. And Irving’s recent statement about his recovery added an extra character to the star, as he called it a humbling experience. Irving said, “I didn’t want to come in and step on someone’s toes in my first game… Just worked through the mental side of things being away from the game.” He also reflected on the impact the injury left on him.

He added, “This is my first in my career to have this type of injury. It was unique. I wasn’t sure how long I was gonna be out.” Moreover, the All-Star used the word “humbling,” while describing the process of overcoming the injury.

Irving found his way to the Mavs team last year around the same time, but the first collaboration wasn’t fruitful. Meanwhile, in his second season, the team seemed to have a better chance at the ring.

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Meanwhile, let’s reflect on the ‘freaky’ injury that made Irving sit out for 12 games.

What happened to Kyrie Irving?

During the Mavs’ first encounter against the Trail Blazers in early December 2023, Irving attempted his classic layup and ended up limping back to the locker room.

Irving ran up the lane, attempting a layup, forcing a foul call on the defender, but he came crashing down off balance. Unfortunately, his Mavs’ teammate Dwight Powell went for the rebound even after the whistle and ended up landing on Kyrie’s foot, leaving him in immense pain.

Following that, Irving dropped two free throws and clocked out of the game. Later, the scans revealed that he sustained right heel contusion.

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