Mavs’ Anthony Davis Assigned to NBA G League’s Texas Legends Amid Injury Rehab

Dallas Mavericks star Anthony Davis was assigned to the NBA G League’s Texas Legends as he continues to rehab his adductor damage.

The massive man was recalled later within the day Monday after a brief stint with the G League workforce, the workforce announced. Jaden Hardy was additionally recalled and has an opportunity to play for the workforce on Wednesday towards the Indiana Pacers, in response to NBA Insider Marc Stein.

Davis got here to Dallas within the stunning commerce that despatched Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Mavericks absolutely hoped he might workforce with Kyrie Irving to maintain them among the many finest groups within the Western Convention.

Nonetheless, accidents have largely prevented that. 

Irving was misplaced for the season to a torn ACL, and Davis suffered an adductor pressure throughout his first recreation along with his new workforce on Feb. 8. After Irving’s damage, ESPN’s Shams Charania appeared on The Pat McAfee Present and urged Davis may not return to the lineup this season both.

“I think him, his representatives are gonna huddle up,” Charania mentioned. “I think they’re gonna have some very hard conversations. It’s not out of the realm of possibility that one game was the last time we’ve seen Anthony Davis this season.”

But Stein reported on March 10 that Davis was “progressing toward an in-season return.”

Whereas sturdiness has been a priority for Davis at instances all through his profession, together with this season, having him accessible can be a major step in the precise course for a Mavericks workforce that has not skilled the 2024-25 season many envisioned.