Former Laker Anthony Davis can be sidelined at the very least a month due to a strained left adductor, a number of individuals with data of the scenario not licensed to talk publicly on the matter advised The Occasions on Sunday evening.
Davis can be examined Monday to find out what the subsequent step can be for his restoration, in accordance with a number of individuals.
Davis was traded by the Lakers in a blockbuster deal for Luka Doncic final week that upset Dallas followers.
The 11-time All-Star had 26 factors, 16 rebounds, seven assists and three blocked photographs in lower than three quarters in his Dallas debut in a 116-105 win for the Mavericks.
Davis made 10 of 18 photographs, together with each of his three-pointers, in 31 minutes in opposition to the Houston Rockets.
The Lakers despatched Davis, younger guard Max Christie and their 2029 first-round draft decide to Dallas for Doncic and forwards Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris. The Lakers additionally despatched second-year guard Jalen Hood-Schifino to the Utah Jazz, who bought second-round picks from the Lakers (their 2025 decide from the Clippers) and Mavericks to facilitate the commerce.