Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving has been ruled out of Wednesday night’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans, who are similarly resting power forward Zion Williamson.

Following Tuesday's loss to the Denver Nuggets, Irving spoke in the Mavericks locker room about the injury and prognosis.

The New Orleans Pelicans face the Dallas Mavericks at home on Wednesday night. Both teams are playing on the second night of a back-to-back, with the Pelicans d

Mavericks star Kyrie Irving is listed as doubtful for Wednesday night's road game against the Pelicans, although his intention had been to play both games of a back-to-back after returning from a five-game absence due to a bulging disc in his lower back.

Jamal Murray’s season-high scoring night came on the heels of Michael Malone almost shutting him down at halftime in Denver’s previous game on Sunday.

One night after coming close to recording his first career triple double, Zion Williamson is listed out for the New Orleans Pelicans' Wednesday night game against the Dallas Mavericks at

The Dallas Mavericks and Denver Nuggets are facing off again on Tuesday night after playing each other on Sunday as well. The Nuggets defeated Dallas on Sunday by final score of 112-101, and are looking for a similar outcome on Tuesday night.

The Mavericks host the Nuggets, with Denver looking for a second-straight win in Dallas. Nikola Jokic's status is up in the air as he battles an illness.

Ahead of the start of the Denver Nuggets vs Dallas Mavericks showdown at the American Airlines Center, let's take a look at the injury report of Nikola Jokic.

For the game, Nikola Jokic is on the injury report, but he is listed as probable, so he should be available. Jokic is averaging 31.2 points, 13.2 rebounds, 9.8 assists and 1.8 steals per contest while shooting 55.