The Dallas Mavericks are going to be seriously shorthanded for the next little while. Kyrie Irving is expected to miss a week or two due to a bulging disc in his back, ESPN's Shams Charania and Tim MacMahon reported Monday,

The Mavericks are currently 20-15 as they have dropped to the seventh seed in the Western Conference. It will be on Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson to keep the team afloat until Doncic's return and give them a shot at making a deep playoff run this season.

The Dallas Mavericks will be without star guard Kyrie Irving for the next few weeks. NBA insider Shams Charania reported the news.

In recent weeks, the Dallas Mavericks have relied on Kyrie Irving to lead the team. The All-Star guard has stepped into a bigger role due to Luka Doncic's injury-induced absence. Irving's scoring and playmaking ability likely eased some of the blow of Doncic's forced absence.

The Dallas Mavericks are already without one superstar guard, and now they are set to be without the other. Shams Charania of ESPN reported Monday that Mavs guard Kyrie Irving has been diagnosed with a bulging disc in his back and will miss at least the next one-to-two weeks as a result.

Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving is expected to miss a minimum of one to two weeks due to "a bulging disc in his back," according to ESPN's Shams

Dallas star Kyrie Irving was listed as out for the Mavericks' NBA game at Memphis on Monday with a lumbar back sprain amid reports he could be sidelined for up to two weeks.ESPN reported the 32-year-old has a bulging disk in his back and is expected to miss one to two weeks.

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic went down with an injury on Christmas Day, and fans are beginning to panic as his return date is looking much more uncertain.