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Anthony Davis made his debut for the Dallas Mavericks on Saturday after he was shockingly acquired from the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Luka Doncic last week, but he ended up being forced out of the game early with an adductor injury. On Tuesday morning, ESPN's Brian Windhorst dropped a worrying update on his ailment.

Dallas Mavericks ' new power forward Anthony Davis is reportedly confident about his long-term stability with his new team. Despite Daivs' injury setback after making his Mavericks debut, the nine-time All-Star sees a bright future ahead in Dallas.

In his Dallas debut, Anthony Davis scored 26 points with 16 rebounds before leaving in the third quarter with an abdominal injury to guide the host Mavericks to a 116-105 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is responsible for choosing injury replacements, and he selected Kyrie Irving to take Anthony Davis' place as a representative of the Western Conference for this year's All-Star Game. So the Mavericks will have a representative in San Francisco either way.

Anthony Davis had some concerns about the Lakers roster once LeBron James leaves or retires before he was traded.

Mavericks coach Jason Kidd ruled center Anthony Davis out for Thursday night’s NBA Finals rematch against the Boston Celtics.

Anthony Davis had an excellent start to his Mavs tenure, putting up 24 points, 13 rebounds, five assists and three blocks while shooting 9/13 from the field and 2/2 from the three-point range in the first half.

Anthony Davis' adductor strain could force him to miss a lot of games, but the good news for now is that he won't need surgery.