Sacramento got off to a hot start, making five of the first six shots as the Kings got out to an 11-4 lead. But they wasted their challenge early on a foul that sent Kai Jones to

Kyrie Irving suffered a left knee sprain Monday night and shot free throws for the Mavericks -- with tears rolling down his cheeks -- before leaving the floor in obvious pain late in the first quarter of Dallas' 122-98 loss to the Sacramento Kings.

Mavs star guard Kyrie Irving went down hard in the first quarter of Monday night’s game vs. the Kings and appeared to suffer a lower-body injury. Replay appears to show Irving driving the lane and banging knees with an opposing player before landing awkwardly and possibly hyperextending his other knee.