The Dallas Mavericks may soon see one of their top NBA stars back on the floor. Kyrie Irving, who has been out since New Year’s Day due to a lingering back injury, was upgraded to “questionable” for Tuesday’s matchup against the Denver Nuggets,

The Mavericks host the Nuggets, with Denver looking for a second-straight win in Dallas. Nikola Jokic's status is up in the air as he battles an illness.

The Denver Nuggets head back to American Airlines Center to face the Dallas Mavericks in the second of a two game set. The Nuggets are 23-15, which puts them in fourth place in the Western Conference. The Mavs are 22-17, which puts them directly behind Denver in fifth place.

The last two teams to win the Western Conference meet up for the second time in three days when the Dallas Mavericks host the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday, Jan. 14 at American Airlines Center in Dallas.

On Sunday afternoon, the Denver Nuggets will host the Dallas Mavericks in Colorado. For the game, the Nuggets could be without one of their best players, as Jamal Murray is listed as questionable on the injury report.

Denver's game in Dallas on Sunday could be short on star power. Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray and Aaron Gordon on listed on the Nuggets' injury report, while Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic will miss the ga

Murray would leave the Brooklyn game before halftime and wouldn't return as he finished with seven points and three assists in 16 minutes. He is listed as “questionable” for the Mavericks contest as he had left knee inflammation,

The Denver Nuggets have won three of their last four games to move to 22-15 on the season, prominently led by superstar center Nikola Jokic. Jokic, 29, is averaging a near triple-double with 31.6 points,