Mavericks big man Anthony Davis experienced right groin spasms early in the second quarter of Thursday’s contest at Golden State and will not return, the team announced (via Twitter).
Davis’ injury may not be serious, as the Mavericks reportedly told ESPN’s Malika Andrews (Twitter link) that the 10-time All-Star is being held out due to an “abundance of caution.”
The spasms occurred shortly after Davis created a turnover by deflecting a Stephen Curry pass (Twitter video link). As Davis was sprinting down the court in transition, he pulled up lame right when Naji Marshall threw a long pass near the basket intended for Davis, resulting in a Mavs turnover.
Davis limped straight to Dallas’ bench, officially checking out of the game after head coach Jason Kidd called a timeout to sub in Daniel Gafford.
The 32-year-old forward/center has dealt with a variety of injuries over the past several years, having played 56 or fewer games in five of the past seven seasons (he made 62 and 76 appearances, respectively, in the other two campaigns). Davis missed 14 consecutive games in November due to a left calf strain and has been sidelined for 16 total contests in 2025/26.
Davis has been highly productive since he returned to action at the end of last month, averaging 22.1 points, 12.0 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.7 blocks on .527/.350/.741 shooting in 10 appearances (31.7 minutes per game) leading into the Christmas Day contest. The Mavs have gone 8-7 when Davis is active but just 4-12 without him.
We’ll have to wait for further updates to see if Davis will miss additional time with his latest ailment.
Jeez must be on the Naughty list.
Dude no way…
If I had a nickel for every injury Davis has suffered…I’d have a lot of nickels.
Dude is only 32 years old, but his body is probably 60+ at this point with all his injuries.
Must be a day of the week
It’s crazy that “Street Clothes” is an actual nickname listed on his Basketball Reference page. Yeesh.
Oh my god, that is hilarious. I had to check BR myself as I thought you must have been joking. Thanks man for pointing that out, that’s an all-time classic nickname.
AD went in the NBA top 75 all-time btw. Over Klay Thompson.
Yeah, we get that he’s a tremendous talent Davey, for the minimal amount of time that he’s on the floor.
Yeah, its kinda farcical how he made that list, considering his nickname on his bball-ref page is Street Clothes. Klay Thompson scored 37 in a quarter!
Trade him
Who’s going to trade for him? No one is going to bail the Mavs out.
They won’t trade him..unfortunately. It just sucks that as soon as he starts playing well and gaining a good rhythm..he gets injured again. Frustrating for sure
This is an “injury”?
He couldn’t BE softer.
Just retire… this i have observed with most 7 footers… they’re not built to last
Cooper Flagg, Kyrie Irving and Anthony Favid walk into a Texas bar. Davis trips on a rug and falls into Irving causing both of them to fall, with Davis tearing his ACL and Irving his achilles. Flagg immediately calls his agent and says….get me the hell out of Texas! No joke, just a very plausible scenario.
Merry Christmas Dallas! This is a haunting holiday there now with that being Lukas last game as a Mav and his bad replacement getting hurt the same day a year later.
Softer than the pudge on Doncic’s belly. The pudge that worried Nico so much he traded it for AD.
Its getting sad man. Sucks for Mavs. At this point you have to start questioning his conditioning. Listening to Charles at halftime. Really made me think. With Kyrie out. I would have love to see them three play .
They just might be better off cutting ties now. This is Coopers team now. Better to just start building around him now. This draft coming is a solid lottery. Move AD by TD. Get all you can. Chicago could be the move. Take Essengue and picks. This is really disappointing to me. I’m not even a Mavs fan lol.
You can move Kyrie next yr. Or hopefully at draft.
We will not be dealing Essengue plus picks for AD. I don’t believe you follow our team as much you proclaim you do. Just bc he’s available and we were interested doesnt mean we’re going to trade for him, given his injury history. It’ll be around expiring contracts and maybe a protected first rounder in 2028 since Dallas doesnt have a pick on their side.
I follow basketball all my life. It comes easy to me. I catch 4 or more Bulls a yr. My cousin here is from Chicago. So we talk ball a-lot. I can see what any team needs as long as I get enough information. Once I know what it is they are trying to do. It’s not Rocket science lol.
Like I will give you something simple. Your coach sucks. I said it the first time you signed him. Nobody has had more talent since Bulls team on Thunder teams. And he couldn’t win there or keep the players.
And like I have been saying here for years now. He can’t decide on a core team. Even NOW Bulls were talking about trading Josh. Now its Coby. He messed Williams development as bad as Kerr did Kuminga. .. how Am I doing ???
Trade ideas are not for everyone. AD is running out of options. Essengue if your lucky is a rotation guy. In 6 yrs. Chicago might be only place AD gets his act together. You get him cheap it could be worth it.
I am a half glass full guy. Unlike 90% of posters on here………. you probably should know that by now.
Dude I’m talking about AD for Essengue. Nobody here cares about your fake resume you keep posting lol. I’ll give you Donovan but you’re also the same guy who said Williams is OG lmao last year. Also the same guy who kept proposing weird DeRozan to Knicks deals. I’m allowed to call your crap out, problem is you can’t handle it thats why you bring up this weird resume like you carry it with a badge of honor in here. Act got old just like your age.
I didn’t say that. I said he can be an OG type player. And see Thats why you and I are not on same level. I don’t need a resume for your fronting fake ares. Or lie to get some baggage. You want to call me out and names. Cause I got a trade for AD. You can just hate it or explain why it don’t work. You gotta get personal. Like you Fn know me. Be thankful you can hide there.
I apologize for knowing so much more than your fake bBull hating self.
There isn’t a Bulls fan on here. Who knows about Williams. All you do is hate on him cause he hasn’t saved your fake team. Like that’s going to do anything.
That’s what they call a Losers remorse. You can’t see the winning side of anything. You should be looking to better the situation. Thru development or trade. Makes no sense to come here and cry, complain. life sucks all the time. Its not life LMAO. its your Fn team that sucks ….. and you are clueless about what to do about it. That even a Knicks can fix it better than your self hating Aole
Ahhh name calling when someone calls you out lol. Typical Al stuff. You really think you know my team based on watching them 4 games LMAO. Think he’s an NBA insider on a free message board. This is hilarious. Get a life man. Posting about other teams when you watch them 4 games a year.
Al if you really “knew ball” like you think you do you’d be working for an NBA team getting paid for your knowledge and not posting so much on a free message board. We’re all armchair GMs here let’s not pretend it’s any different
A trade idea or rumor doesn’t mean it’s signed sealed and delivered. I don’t get influenced by the media or social media. I get my own information and actually watch games or tape. So I can see real time issues. I don’t need any writer or pro basketball person to inform me. I am an independent thinker who is ALL ME. I do it from my knowledge of the game. That I am still learning every day. So …
AD to Chicago is easy. Let’s face it. It has already been in the rumors since Nico got fired. I bring it up. Cause home might be the place where he finally commits to his health. Bulls have plenty of expiring money. They have young players and picks they can move. Why wouldn’t the Bulls listen to an offer. As far I can see they are as lost as the Mavs are. A hometown hero coming back is a good story. Plus if you get him at a good price. It can be well worth it.
Just for starters :: Williams, Okoro, Collins, Essengue, future #1
I would think Mavs rather Ayo instead of Okoro. Then if they want Ayo you can counter, take off the pick. Make it a 2nd or two 2nds. Or no pick.
AD trade is looking more like a real possibility. I would think the Bulls would want in on it.
Trade rumors are put out every day. I can’t have one.
Yeah I’m doing Williams, Huerter, and Coby for AD plus a pick. Clears Huerter’s salary, and they get another ball handler while Kai is out. The only caveat is that they have to take Williams and we’ll gamble on AD. Again all moot points bc from everyone around my city, nobody wants AD here. It’s all one sided rumors made up. We don’t talk about AD here, and the ones that do, they are uncredited sources. AD going to GSW or Wolves is more logical bc of Randle’s expiring deal along with Draymond’s salary.
Don’t respond to me. You will save yourself from humiliation. Cause I am going to show how much you really know. I promise you.
I’m not intimidated from a keyboard warrior. You want to throw random opinions and state them as facts. I can do it too.
This news item just in… Anthony Davis tears his pectoral muscle brushing his teeth!
Mavs made a crew bad decisions when acquiring AD and signing KI. The luck being the Flagg pick bailed them out, but not enough with the injury prone players they’ve acquired to fill out that roster.
All I tound was muscle spasms. I guess it was same area as before. So they are being cautious. I get back spasms frequently on my back. From surgery long ago. I still work a 40-46 hr week. Just maddening lols.
If I was Nico, I might consider a legal name change and maybe some plastic surgery.
Groin spasms is an “injury” no one has ever heard of before. How many games will he miss?