Irving is listed on the injury report as he continues to deal with a lumbar back sprain. Meanwhile, Dereck Lively II (right ankle sprain), Luka Doncic (left calf strain) and Dante Exum (right wrist surgery) are all out for Friday's game. It is worth noting that Mavs head coach Jason Kidd previously said he expects Irving to play on Friday.

Kyrie Irving — an expert in rivalries — agreed that the Thunder and Mavericks have become arch-nemesis. “It’s personal. I think it’s the start of a healthy rivalry," Irving said. "... We’re gonna be seeing them a lot over the next few years so it’s good that you set the precedent now what it’s gonna be like.

The Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder are playing the fourth and final matchup of the season in OKC on Thursday night, with both teams playing on the second night of a back-to-back. This budding rivalry nearly reached a boiling point last week,

The Oklahoma City Thunder ... delimited the best-in-the-West Thunder in the second round, although it took six grueling games. After Friday's win, Irving gave some praise to the Thunder, who ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder will play the second night of a home back-to-back when they host the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday. It will be the season's fourth matchup. OKC has lost two of three with its most recent defeat on Jan. 17.

On Friday night, the Dallas Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder by a score of 106-98 (at home). Kyrie Irving finished the win with 25 points, five rebound

That decision forced the Thunder to stick close to the Mavericks' role players throughout the first quarter. Once Washington scored the first five points, Irving asserted himself and drained a 3-pointer before finishing at the basket with a finger roll to give the Mavericks an early 10-0 lead.

Less than a week after a heated game between the teams, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks will square off again.

On Wednesday evening, the Dallas Mavericks played the Minneosta Timberwolves in Texas. The Mavs lost by a score of 115-114. Despite the loss, Kyrie Irving exp

It’s Thursday, January 23, and the Dallas Mavericks (23-21) and the Oklahoma City Thunder (36-7) are all set to square off from Paycom Center in Oklahoma City in a Western Conference matchup.

If any team has had it worse than the Thunder with injuries, it's the Mavericks. They remain without Luka Doncic since Christmas. They have lost Dereck Lively II for at least two months with an ankle fracture. It's a depleted roster and Gilgeous-Alexander's involvement should swing this toward OKC's favor the easy win.

Kyrie Irving engaged in some spirited trash talk with Alex Caruso and Isaiah Joe after Jaylin Williams was fouled by P.J. Washington.