After Kyrie Irving went down with a season-ending torn ACL in his left knee Monday, a theory quickly surfaced that increased minutes led to the incident. ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania reported the severity of Irving's injury Tuesday,

A nightmarish season for the Dallas Mavericks somehow found a new rock-bottom on Monday night, as Kyrie Irving left the team's blowout loss to the Sacramento Kings with what was later revealed to be a torn ACL in his left knee. Irving is obviously done for the year, and his status for the start of next season is very much up in the air.

The future of the Mavericks and their championship window has vanished as a result of Kyrie Irving's ACL injury.