The Memphis Grizzlies and Dallas Mavericks are facing off Friday night, in what will be a battle for their playoff positioning in a winner-takes-all scenario, a

What's Dallas going to do with Kyrie Irving? It's a question that isn't yet at the front of mind outside of the Mavericks organization, but inside those rooms, it must be rushing through their heads.

After the latest PR debacle to come out of Dallas in the wake of the Luka Dončić trade (this time Nico Harrison continuing to trip over himself at every public turn to justify the deal), the Mavericks are perhaps trying to counter the negative vibes engulfing their franchise by throwing a little bit of good news out into the ether.