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Kyrie Irving returns in Macao, 19 months after torn ACL

Oct 8, 2026 · B3 Basketball

Photo: Kyrie Irving during the 2016 NBA Champions victory parade.jpg by Erik Drost, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Kyrie Irving will play in one of Dallas's two NBA China preseason games against Houston in Macao (Friday or Sunday). He tore his left ACL on March 3, 2025, and revealed that a Grade 2 calf strain in December 2025, which the Mavericks never disclosed, kept him out about eight more weeks. Coach Dusty May says the call depends on how his body and jet lag feel.

"We still haven't decided which one." - Dusty May
Fantasy angleKyrie is Yahoo's #94 projection. Watch his minutes in Macao before the regular season starts on October 20.
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