The Dallas Mavericks were missing Kyrie Irving on Thursday night against the Utah Jazz, who was a late scratch with a shoulder sprain. He didn't pop up on their injury report until early on Thursday, and they could've used him as they dropped their fourth straight game.

Dallas guard Kyrie Irving sat out the Mavericks' game Thursday night against the Utah Jazz because of a strained right shoulder.

For the game, they could be without one of their best players, as Kyrie Irving is on the injury report. The 2016 NBA Champion is averaging 25.2 points, 4.6 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.5 steals per contest while shooting 54.