The social media fans put in praise for Kyrie Irving as he kept shooting free throws despite knee injury and compared him to Kobe Bryant.

Kyrie Irving suffered a left knee sprain Monday night and shot free throws for the Dallas Mavericks before leaving the floor in obvious pain late in the first quarter against the Sacramento Kings.

Dallas Mavericks star guard Kyrie Irving was ruled out of Monday's game against the Sacramento Kings after suffering a left knee sprain, the team announced. Irving bumped knees with Kings center Jonas Valanciunas while being fouled on a drive and went to the ground in pain.

Luka Doncic is concerned for his ex-teammate. On Monday night, Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving left the team's game with the Sacramento Kings after suffering a knee sprain. He stayed in and made two free throws before departing.

Kyrie Irving suffered a left knee sprain Monday night and shot free throws for the Dallas Mavericks before leaving the floor in obvious pain late in the first quarter against the Sacramento Kings. Irving was fouled by DeMar DeRozan on a drive to the basket and his right foot landed on the foot of the Kings' Jonas Valanciunas.

Irving’s injury put the Mavericks’ backcourt depth in flux, but the loss of Hardy limits Dallas’ point guard room to Dante Exum, Spencer Dinwiddie and two-way guard Brandon Williams — who dropped a season-high 34 points to lead the Texas Legends to a win over the Long Island Nets on Sunday.

Zach LaVine led Sacramento with 22 points in a 122-98 win over Dallas, as Kyrie Irving left early with a knee sprain.

Irving was fouled by DeMar DeRozan on a drive to the basket and his right foot landed on the foot of the Kings' Jonas Valanciunas. He lost his balance and then landed awkwardly on his left leg,