PHILADELPHIA — Speaking for the first time publicly since the Dallas Mavericks stunningly dealt Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers over the weekend, Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving said “it’s still a grieving process” for him and his teammates, while also saying he was excited about the prospect of finally getting to play alongside longtime friend Anthony Davis.
“Just really shocked,” Irving said after scoring 34 points in 42 minutes in a 118-116 loss to the 76ers at Wells Fargo Center. “You just don’t imagine you’re going to get ready to go to sleep and then you find out news like that.
“It’s still a grieving process right now. I miss my hermano.”
In a surreal scene around the Mavericks in the wake of the trade that continues to reverberate across the NBA, Irving wasn’t asked a single question about Tuesday’s game, which saw Dallas fumble a chance to tie or win in the final…
