Dallas guard Kyrie Irving is expected to miss one to two weeks with a bulging disk in his back, and Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said a timeline for his return was not immediately known. Kidd, speaking before the Mavericks take on the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night,

Daniel Gafford left the Mavericks' game on Monday against the Grizzlies early after suffering a left ankle sprain.

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,