After a long wait, Anthony Davis finally made an on-court comeback for the Dallas Mavericks.
Anthony Davis made his long and long-awaited return for his new team six weeks after he got off the tensions of the adductor during his electric debut.
After dropping 12 points, six rebounds, three assists, steel and one block in 26 minutes, Davis was impressed with fans as he halted the Dallas Mavericks’ 120-101 March 24 victory over Brooklyn Net.
Davis’ influence really helped him out of his two-way presence, allowing Naji Marshall to contribute from the bench and earned a big nod from head coach Jason Kidd.
Almost everyone believes this 2024-25 season is already a lost season for the Mavericks.
Taking over from the stunning Luka Doncic trade and Kyrie Irving’s brutal ACL injury, Dallas lost a realistic prospect of success.
Davis asked to oppose him and after 18 games of inactivity, he expressed his desire to continue doing it.
In a post-match interview with the Net, Davis insisted he wanted to push to help his teammates amid a historic injury condition.
And for ESPN’s Michael Wilbon, Davis’s perspective is merely admiration.
“I like to hear Anthony Davis comments afterwards because when so many players miss the game, I thought it was impressive,” an NBA analyst said, allowing the interruption. “You could see it meant something to him.
“And he said he was very open about it, ‘I think about everything there is here, I need to come back and be with these guys.”
“You know, Anthony Davis has been around Anthony Davis for years, and for over a decade he’s been a nice guy anyway.
The victory over the net made the Mavericks (35-38) floating for a potential play-in bid. The Phoenix Suns (35-37) and the Sacramento Kings (35-36) are key competitors in the final two spots of the tournament.
Dallas still has 10 games left on the regular season calendar. And with Davis back, they could at least enter the playoffs, rather than waving a white flag despite being urged.
“I think he’s really impressive now,” Wilbon added of Davis. “The incentive is that he can take a simple method and say, ‘What do you know? Maybe we should be in the lottery. Maybe I shouldn’t be in danger any more.”
“No, he didn’t do that. So I think the Mavericks can have some energy behind them, some sympathetic energy, to get that play-in spot, trying to get that 10 spots.”
There’s a Lakers visit in April, a game to watch, as Davis continues to fully regain his star power after a long layoff.