In Wake of Anthony Davis’ Latest Injury, Mavericks Resort to Familiar Approach
Anthony Davis, who has played only 16 games this season due to injuries, will be evaluated daily after sustaining a minor groin strain during the Mavericks' Christmas Day loss.
- On December 25, 2025, Anthony Davis, Dallas Mavericks forward, suffered a minor right groin strain at Chase Center, was ruled out at halftime with spasms, and is expected to miss a few games.
- Since arriving in Dallas via the Luka Doncic trade, Davis has suffered muscle strains, missing 18 games after an adductor strain in his debut and 14 games earlier this year with a left calf strain.
- So far this year, Davis has appeared in 16 games and averaged 29.9 minutes per game; the Dallas Mavericks are 8-8 with him and 4-12 without.
- The Mavericks will evaluate Davis daily and are taking a cautious approach, increasing pressure on Cooper Flagg and possibly affecting trade deadline decisions by ownership.
- With the Mavericks sitting 11th in the Western Conference, Dallas Mavericks' offense ranks fourth-worst and Kyrie Irving is expected to return in a few months, shaping long-term roster choices.
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Anthony Davis ailing as Mavericks visit Kings
Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd hopes his team will be better equipped to deal with playing without Anthony Davis when the standout center misses Saturday afternoon's road game against the Sacramento Kings.
Basketball star Anthony Davis, who was traded to the Dallas Mavericks from the Los Angeles Lakers for Luka Dončić on February 1st, is injured again and will miss at least a few games. There is increasing talk that the 32-year-old will change teams this season.
Mavericks Get Update on Latest Anthony Davis injury
The Dallas Mavericks have had to deal with countless injuries to Anthony Davis since they traded for him last season. Davis was traded to the Mavericks in exchange for Luka Doncic and Max Christie. It was a trade that got Nico Harrison fired as GM.Last season, Davis only played nine games for the Mavericks after the trade happened. So far this year, Davis has only played 16 games. He has had various injuries in the two seasons, including a knee …
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