The most recent player to pass Bryant on the all-time list is Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving. He did so after their most recent game against the Thunder. Irving has now moved to 27th all-time and Bryant has shifted down to 28th. Bryant will likely continue to slide down as the years go by.

The Los Angeles Lakers have been one of the most inconsistent teams in the NBA this season, but it looked like JJ Redick and company had figured some things out during their recent hot streak. Coming into Tuesday night’s matchup with the Dallas Mavericks,

Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving has a bulging disc in his back and is expected to miss at least 1 to 2 weeks, sources tell me and @espn_macmahon. There is optimism that

Even with no Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving, the Dallas Mavericks had no issues with the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. With their stars out, the Mavs

The Los Angeles Lakers will play the Dallas Mavericks ... shared that the Mavericks will be without their All-Star guard Kyrie Irving for one to two weeks due to a bulging disc in his back.

From NBA.com News Services Kyrie Irving is out at least 1-2 weeks due to a bulging ... The Mavs have a four-game homestand that begins on Tuesday against the Los Angeles Lakers (7:30 p.m. ET, TNT) and will play eight of their remaining 13 games in January ...

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers were expected to score a win on Tuesday night against a Luka Doncic -less and Kyrie Irving -less Dallas Mavericks side. They failed to do so in embarrassing fashion as the shorthanded Mavs ended up blowing out the Lakers at American Airlines Center, 118-97.

The Los Angeles Lakers can expect the trade buzz ... against a Dallas Mavericks side that did not have Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. After Tuesday's 118-97 defeat at American Airlines Arena ...

The shorthanded Mavericks flexed their depth behind big performances from Quentin Grimes, P.J. Washington and Spencer Dinwiddie.

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The Los Angeles Lakers have been one of the most inconsistent ... team that is currently missing both Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving due to injury. However, that story didn’t play out on the ...