DALLAS – Anthony Davis has been dominated out of what would have been his second sport with the Mavericks amid stories {that a} groin harm sustained in his Dallas debut may sideline him for a number of weeks.
Davis will not play in opposition to Sacramento on Monday night time after getting injured two days earlier in a 116-105 win over Houston, his first sport for the reason that seismic commerce that despatched fellow famous person Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers.
A number of media shops, citing nameless sources, reported that Davis may miss a number of weeks with a left adductor pressure. NBA reporter Marc Stein was first with the information of a doubtlessly prolonged absence.
Any prolonged time with out Davis will solely intensify the criticism directed at Dallas basic supervisor Nico Harrison over the controversial commerce.
Mavs followers offended with Harrison over dropping their beloved Doncic even have complained in regards to the staff giving up a 25-year-old famous person in his prime for an older participant with an intensive harm historical past.
Whereas the 31-year-old Davis performed a career-high 76 video games for the Lakers final season, he missed a minimum of 20 video games every of the earlier 5 seasons.
Davis was out with an stomach pressure for his last two video games with the Lakers and the primary two he may have performed for the Mavs. He had a dominant first half earlier than pulling up lame late within the third quarter in opposition to the Rockets.
The ten-time All-Star mentioned after the sport he was assured it wasn’t a critical harm. He mentioned a part of the explanation for leaving the sport when he felt tightness in his groin and quadriceps space was due to the stomach situation.
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