Anthony Davis has still been unable to shake a curse of sorts ever since he arrived in Dallas.
The Dallas Mavericks star Davis was once again injured during Thursday’s Christmas Day game against the Golden State Warriors. In the second quarter at Chase Center in San Francisco, Calif., Davis was running up the floor when he felt something in his groin and had to leave the game. He did not return as Golden State beat Dallas 126-116.
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On Friday, Shams Charania of ESPN reported that Davis has sustained a minor groin strain. Charania also said that 10-time All-Star is now “likely” to miss a few games.
A Reddit user by the name of “RedditFan3510” pointed out that Davis’ latest injury now continues an absurd streak. Davis still has yet to play in six consecutive games for the Mavericks ever since being acquired in the Luka Doncic trade last season.
In 2024-25, Davis notoriously got injured in his first game with Dallas and missed a month-and-a-half. He then managed to play in stints of one game, four games, and three games for the Mavericks before the season ended.
This season, Davis played in five straight games to start the year but then missed a month due to a calf injury. He then returned in late November, played in one game before sitting out again, and then played in five games before sitting out again. Davis returned on Dec. 18 against the Detroit Pistons, and Thursday’s game against the Warriors marked his fifth straight game played … only for Davis to now have to sit out again.
With Dallas now at 12-20 on the season (11th in the Western Conference), Davis has been attracting trade interest from several notable teams before the Feb. 5 deadline. But if those interested suitors want to see Davis play in six straight games first before swinging a move for him, he is quickly running out of time to do that.
