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A December calf strain cost Kyrie about eight weeks and pushed his ACL timeline back.
โKyrie Irving said a grade 2 calf strain in December kept him out for about eight weeks during his recovery from a torn left ACL. "That was just crazy, and it kind of pushed my timeline back even more so," Irving said.โ
Irving is dealing with a calf strain while still recovering from his ACL injury.
โKyrie Irving injury update: Calf strain, ACL recovery, China preseasonโ
Irving returns to game action this weekend for the first time in 19 months.
โKyrie Irving told reporters in Macao that a calf strain sustained last December set his recovery from a March 2025 ACL tear back eight weeks. On Feb. 18, Irving was ruled out for the entire 2025-26 season. He returns to game action for the first time in 19 months this weekend.โ
Irving's last season setback was a Grade 2 calf strain that cost his ACL rehab eight weeks.
โKyrie Irving says the setback he had while trying to come back last season was a Grade 2 calf strain that pushed his ACL-tear rehab back 8 weeksโ
