The Mavericks, already off to a somewhat shaky start this season, will have to navigate two games without their star.
Dallas forward Anthony Davis has strained a calf and will miss the next two games, according to a Friday evening report from Shams Charania of ESPN. The strain is reportedly low-grade, and Davis will be reevaluated following the Mavericks' games against the Pistons Saturday and Rockets Monday.
Davis, 32, has come out strong in his first full season with Dallas. He's averaging 20.8 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 2.2 assists per game; he ranks 10th in the league in defensive rating in a very small sample size.
Despite Davis's success, the Mavericks are 2-3 five games into the regular season. With the Rockets ascendant and the Spurs the apparent beneficiary of a quantum leap, Dallas will have to fight to stay solvent in a brutal conference and division.
Should the 10-time All-Star—traded to the Mavericks in February for guard Luka Dončić—miss only two games, he could return Wednesday against the Pelicans.
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