However, that won’t be the case, with ESPN reporting that the All-NBA point guard will miss the rest of the NBA season as he recovers from a torn ACL, rather than try to return for a late playoff push. Irving went down just a few weeks after the Doncic trade, and the team effectively went from contention to not at all. That all changed when they drafted Flagg, but this season didn’t amount to enough for him to potentially rush back his process.