The great man of the Dallas Mavericks, Anthony Davis is expected Shams Charania de ESPN. The injury occurred in the third quarter of Saturday’s victory over the Houston Rockets, which was Davis’s first game as a member of the Mavericks after his acquisition on the exchange deadline.
Davis had previously lost approximately two weeks with an abdominal injury suffered when he was a member of the Los Angeles Lakers. He was spectacular at the beginning of his mavericks debut, accumulating 26 points, 16 rebounds and seven assists in just 31 minutes on the floor. However, in the third quarter, he tried to protect Jalen Green in a pick-And-volin before the rotation to Alperen Sengun in a pocket pass. While turning, he collapsed with a contactless injury and left the game.
The lesion leaves Dallas very short hand on the front court, since the second year Center Luch Lively is also out with a stress fracture in the right ankle. The Mavericks said it would be reassessing in four weeks at the time of their injury at the end of January, but the reports have indicated that it could lose the rest of the regular season.
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Davis’s injury marks the last turn in the disastrous Luka Doncic trade saga for the Mavericks. Dallas was widely criticized for exchanging Doncic, 25, just out of a trip to NBA Finals, for Davis, 31, who has a long injury history. The injuries raised their ugly head as soon as Davis arrived in Dallas.
Now, the mavericks are in a difficult position. They made the exchange of maid-for Davis in part because they felt that they gave them a better opportunity to win this season, since Doncic has also been marginalized due to a calf injury. Now, however, they will be without Davis for a significant part of time. Lively is also marginalized, and Caleb Martin, another time -dead acquisition, is dealing with a hip injury serious enough for Philadelphia to add a second round selection to the agreement only to take it through the finish line. The Mavericks have 28-25 in the season and currently control seed number 8 at the West Conference. They lead No. 11 Golden State, who has just acquired Jimmy Butler, but only for 1.5 games.
Meanwhile, Doncic could debut for Lakers as soon as Monday. It is too early to get a winner in the deal, but with Davis marginalized, the Lakers are much happier with where they are, comfortably in seed No. 5 that won nine of their last 10 games, than the Mavericks, which are fighting only to get to the postseason.
