About four minutes into the Dallas Mavericks' recent contest against the Denver Nuggets, starting center Dereck Lively left the contest with an ankle injury. Ev

According to NBA insider Chris Haynes, Mavericks center Dereck Lively II received an X-ray for a right ankle sprain suffered Tuesday night against Denver. Results were negative, but no timeline has been established for his return. Lively sustained the ankle injury less than four minutes into the Mavericks' 118-99 loss.

Ever since the Dallas Mavericks lost both Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving to injury, the team has found themselves in a major slump. The team has lost six of its last eight games but has the chance to potentially bounce back against a struggling New Orleans Pelicans team.

The Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans will play on Wednesday night, but will Kyrie Irving be available for the game?

Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving returned for Tuesday night's home game against the Denver Nuggets. Irving, who is averaging 24.3 points and 4.9 assists per game this season, was sidelined the past week because of a lower back injury.