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 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.

Luka Doncic went down on Christmas Day with a calf strain in the first half against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Dallas Mavericks feared he'd miss extended time, then later announced he'd be out for at least a month before he'd be re-evaluated,