Nets agree to deal Irving to Dallas

All-star point guard Kyrie Irving is getting his wish and being traded by the Brooklyn Nets to the Dallas Mavericks, a person with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press on Sunday.

The Mavericks will trade Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-smith and a package of draft picks to the Nets, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because neither team had announced the move.

In return, Dallas will have another star-level player to pair alongside MVP candidate Luka Doncic.

The move comes just days after Irving told the Nets that he wanted a trade. He was not with Brooklyn for its game Saturday night, with the team saying he was injured and that he was excused from being at the arena.

It also ends a tumultuous stint in Brooklyn.

Irving signed with his hometown team in 2019 with hopes of winning a title while playing alongside Kevin Durant.

But one saga followed another, highlighted by him having to miss almost the entire home schedule last season over his refusal to be vaccinated against COVID-19, and an eight-game suspension earlier this season after the team said it was dismayed by his repeated failure to “unequivocally say he has no antisemitic beliefs” following his posting of a movie link on Twitter.

Curry out weeks with leg injury

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry will miss “a couple of weeks” because of a lower left leg injury, starting with Monday's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, sources confirmed to the San Francisco Chronicle on Sunday.

Curry suffered the injury with 2:01 left in the third quarter of Saturday's 119-113 win over the Mavericks at Chase Center after his knee collided with Dallas' Mckinley Wright IV.

Initial X-rays came back negative.

Curry received an MRI on Sunday. The 34-yearold was able to avoid severe structural damage in his lower left knee, according to a source. But caution, Curry's pain tolerance and a subsequent return to conditioning will keep the two-time MVP out multiple weeks.

It is expected that it might take a few days to determine the severity of Curry's injury. Meaning Curry, who was named an All-star starter for the ninth time in his storied career on Jan. 26, will likely miss the game in Salt Lake City on Feb. 19.

Curry missed 11 games from Dec. 12 to Jan. 7 because of a left shoulder injury. The Warriors have a 7-8 record in their games without Curry this season.