Okogie has drawn that assignment in the past, but was prepared for possibly defending Kyrie Irving in the third Suns-Mavs matchup. Phoenix is 2-0 versus Dallas ... tricks up his sleeve,'' Okogie ...

That said, the Knicks had an ace up their sleeve in the form of Mikal Bridges ... This was in large part due to Kyrie Irving, who popped for 39 points Minnesota's upside is as high as it's ...

Okogie has been in and out of the rotation after dealing with a hamstring strain early in the season, but showed his value ...

The Dallas Mavericks travel to New Orleans and face the Pelicans on Wednesday evening. Dallas is playing on the second night ...

Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving has missed the last five games due to a lumbar back strain. The eight-time NBA All-Star has appeared in 30 games this season, ...

Jason Kidd said Kyrie Irving could potentially return on Friday after not playing on Wednesday against the Pelicans.

The 32-year-old doesn’t anticipate he’ll need surgery. He said he will “most likely” be available to play Wednesday in New ...

Irving hasn’t played in nearly two weeks due to illness and a back injury, leaving the Luka Doncic-less Mavericks even more ...