The Mavericks’ list of injured players grew even larger against the Kings, with Hardy exiting the game in the third quarter with what the team announced was a right ankle sprain. He didn’t return to action on Monday.

Hardy, who suffered a right ankle sprain Monday against the Thunder, is likely to miss a period of time, according to NBA reporter Chris Haynes. The news gets even worse for a Dallas team that just lost Kyrie Irving (knee) for the season.

T he injury news just keeps on coming for the Dallas Mavericks. In Monday's game against the Sacramento Kings, the Mavericks lost two guards to injury. The first was Kyrie Irving,

Dallas Mavericks will be without Jaden Hardy for a period of time after he sustained an ankle sprain last night, league sources tell me.

Hardy, who suffered a right ankle sprain in Monday's 122-98 loss to the Kings, will be sidelined for "a period of time," according to NBA reporter Chris Haynes.

As if losing Kyrie Irving wasn't bad enough, the Mavericks have been dealt another tough injury update with Jaden Hardy.

The Suns started the game with three straight turnovers. Dallas did not look deterred even with so many players out and led the majority of the first quarter. However, the Suns closed the quarter on an 8-0 run took a 32-24 lead into the second after shooting 15-for-22 (68.2%) from the field as a team in the first.

The Phoenix Suns (29-34) face the Dallas Mavericks (32-32) on Sunday, airing on ABC at 12:30 p.m. This is the Suns' second of a four-game road trip and the final of a four-game season series against the Mavericks.

With 18 games still to go after Sunday, a matinee matchup with the Dallas Mavericks was as much of a "must win" as the Phoenix Suns must win.