Rockets’ Expectations & Mavericks Potential: Live from Media Day in Macao
Oct 9, 2026 · 0h 56m · take 6 of 6
- Kyrie Irving plays in one of the two Macau preseason games in his return from the ACL injury.
Previewing the Mavericks–Rockets preseason games in Macau.
“By the way, Kyrie Irvin will play one of the two games here as he's coming back from the year and a half absence from the ACL.”
Irving sat Game 1 (Oct 9, a 135-117 Rockets win) and played Game 2 (Oct 11, a 132-115 Mavericks win), scoring 17 points in 21:56 in his first game since the March 2025 ACL tear.
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MavericksIn context
in Utah at an arrow when there wasn't guys a lot of big guys shooting threes Everybody shoots threes now So I told my boys you got to be able to play multiple positions do multiple things on both ends And I'll give them credit for this too way better defender than I ever was way better.
I call him a power point forward.
WindhorstThey're kicking us out, Boos. Oh, sorry, guys. Good luck to your son. Good luck to the Jazz this year. Good to see you. Thank you so much to all of our guests. We have had a great experience here on Media Day at the Venetian Arena.
WindhorstBig day Friday. We've got a full tour of the Venetian Arena. I think there's going to be some things there that we'll see as the Mavericks are trying to build their arena. There is the first game. By the way, Kyrie Irvin will play one of the two games here as he's coming back from the year and a half absence from the ACL.
So big day for us here Friday, which is Thursday.
WindhorstHow would you say? Forget about the days. You're just going to screw it up.
WindhorstI have never seen Cooper Flagg play live.
From the episode transcript around 00:54:48. Speaker names are recognized by voice.
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