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Tim MacMahon
Tim MacMahon
ESPN Staff Writer
- Joined ESPNDallas.com in September 2009
- Covers the Dallas Cowboys and Dallas Mavericks
- Appears regularly on ESPN Dallas 103.3 FM
Feb 9, 2025, 09:31 PM ET
Dallas Mavericks star power forward/center Anthony Davis is expected to miss multiple weeks with a left adductor strain, sources told ESPN on Sunday night.
His absence could stretch to a month, sources said, due to an injury that cut short his spectacular debut with his new franchise. Davis, the headliner of the Mavs’ return from the controversial trade of 25-year-old superstar Luka Doncic, exited Saturday’s win over the Houston Rockets with 1:37 remaining in the third quarter after recording 26 points, 16 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 blocks in 31 minutes.
He was ruled out of Monday’s home game against the Sacramento Kings when the Mavs released the evening injury report.
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Davis, 31, downplayed concern about the injury postgame, saying he was “very confident” that it was not a significant setback. Davis missed the previous five games — his final three with the Los Angeles Lakers and first two with the Mavs — due to an abdominal strain.
“Just the leg got tight, like a little spasm,” Davis said Saturday. “Just came back and tried to get it loose and everything. Obviously, dealing with the ab strain still, so just tried to get it loose. It wouldn’t really loosen up and let go, but it’s nothing serious. I’m fine.”
Starting forward P.J. Washington, who sat out the second half of the win over the Rockets due to a sprained right ankle, is listed as questionable against the Kings. Key reserves Max Christie (right shoulder strain) and Dante Exum (left Achilles tightness) are also questionable.
