On Wednesday evening, the Dallas Mavericks pulled off a narrow 107-105 win vs. the Indiana Pacers. The team is 3-2 through their first five games in 2025-26.
During the third quarter of that game, Mavs’ Anthony Davis exited early with a lower leg injury. After being evaluated, it was determined that Davis is dealing with bilateral Achilles tendinopathy. NBA insider Marc Stein reported that Anthony Davis is expected to miss Dallas’ games on Saturday. The team is on the road in Mexico City for a neutral-site game vs. the Detroit Pistons. Barring a miraculous recovery, the Mavericks will be without Anthony Davis.
Anthony Davis is dealing with bilateral Achilles tendinopathy
Anthony Davis is expected to be ruled out of Dallas’ game Saturday in Mexico City against Detroit after exiting Wednesday night with left lower leg soreness.
An official status update remains TBA after Davis was listed earlier in the week with bilateral Achilles tendinopathy. pic.twitter.com/nJOhEbsgBw
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) October 31, 2025
At the 2024-25 trade deadline, the Mavericks parted ways with Luka Doncic and sent him to the Lakers. In return, Dallas received one-time NBA champion Anthony Davis. When he arrived at the Mavericks, Davis was dealing with an oblique injury. However, Davis wanted to make a strong first impression with the team. He had 26 points, 16 rebounds, seven assists, and three blocks in his debut with the Mavericks.
However, Anthony Davis reaggravated his oblique injury and missed 18 straight games. In total, he played in nine games for Dallas last season after the trade. At the end of the 2024-25 season, Anthony Davis suffered a detached retina and had offseason surgery. Doctors told Davis he must wear protective eyewear for the remainder of his career.
Anthony Davis can’t catch a break.
Just five games into the season, and AD went down again.
He left the court limping with what the Mavs later described as left lower leg soreness.
He entered the game with a Bilateral Achilles Tendinopathy injury.
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— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) October 30, 2025
So far in 2025-26, Anthony Davis has played in all five games for the Mavericks. Earlier this week, Anthony Davis was on the injury report due to bilateral Achilles tendinopathy. Despite the injury, Davis was available on Wednesday vs. the Pacers. In the third quarter, Davis limped off the court and did not return to the game.
On Saturday evening, the Mavericks are on the road in Mexico City for a neutral-site game vs. the Detroit Pistons. NBA insider Marc Stein reported that Anthony Davis is expected to miss that contest. He noted there is no official game status for Davis, but it’s hard to see him playing after leaving Wednesday with an injury. Without Davids, the Mavericks will turn to #1 overall pick Cooper Flagg to shoulder the scoring load for Dallas. Flagg has two double-doubles in five games with Dallas. Can Cooper Flagg help lead the Mavericks to a win vs. Cade Cunningham and the Pistons?
