A December calf strain cost Kyrie about eight weeks and pushed his ACL timeline back.
“Kyrie 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.”
Irving returns to game action this weekend for the first time in 19 months.
“Kyrie 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.”