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Injury Update: Kyrie Irving OUT

Kyrie Irving is out tonight against the Washington Wizards
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Injury Update: Kyrie Irving OUT
Injury Update: Kyrie Irving OUT

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Dallas Mavericks Head Coach Jason Kidd shared in pregame media availability that Kyrie Irving will be out tonight against the Wizards. He is sitting out to nurse a left foot injury.

Kidd spoke about Dante Exum’s impact on the team on both ends and expanded role tonight with Irving out.

As Inside the Wizards Staff Writer Tyrone Montgomery said in his game day preview of the Wizards and Mavericks contest::

The bottom line is the Wizards are outmatched in this game. Even without Kyrie Irving, playing against Luka Doncic is a problem for everyone in the league. Head Coach Kidd spoke about the expanded role for Dante Exum. This may be a game that role players feel is an opportunity to have a great game.

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Montgomery also states that Grant Williams is one of the best shooters in the league. Tim Hardaway Jr. is one of the most underrated players and scorers in the league. The Mavericks’ rookie Dereck Lively ll is going to be one of the best bigs in the NBA soon. The Wizards will have to make a decision as to who will be the X-Factor for the Mavericks.

The Wizards are without the defensive skillset of Delon Wright who was extremely beneficial for the team against the Mavericks last season. Someone will need to step up in his absence.

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Perhaps this could be an opportunity for the rookie Bilal Coulibaly?

Will both Kyle Kuzma and Jordan Poole have a more than impressive night on the scoreboard in front of the home crowd?

All of this and more will need to happen in order to defeat the Dallas Mavericks this evening. 

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Candi Waller
CANDI WALLER

Candi Waller also known as "CWall" is the Founder and CEO of CWall® Sports & Entertainment, President of the CWall Foundation, Inc, the Managing Publisher of the Fan Nation Inside the Wizards site, and President of Bowie Television. A native of Gorgeous Prince George's County, Maryland, Candi has been an authentic lover of all sports since her childhood. She was such a sports fan at an early age that she notes one of her favorite childhood shows as the legendary "George Michael Sports Machine". Candi holds a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Hampton University, Master of Arts in Human Resource Development from The George Washington University and a certificate in Sports Industry Essentials from Columbia University.  Prior to and during her work in the sports industry, Candi has established her identity as a results-driven, relationship building advocate and professional with extensive years of experience leading and implementing successful strategic change, communications, and stakeholder engagement programs across geographically dispersed organizations. She’s worked across Big Four and Government Trusted Advisor consulting firms such as IBM, Deloitte, and the MITRE Corporation. She is an active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated, Women in Sports & Events (WISE), the National Press Club (NPC), the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ), the Prince George’s County Chamber of Commerce and is an ambassador for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. In terms of what she likes to do for fun, that’s just it…anything that is considered fun, she’s all for it! She’s very close to her parents, brother, and sister, and has a host of nieces, nephews, and godchildren. 

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