The Dallas Mavericks are set to play the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night. While the Mavs were most recently defeated 125-122 by the Portland Trail Blazers — a loss that saw their record drop to 12-22 overall — the team did receive some good news on Wednesday. Anthony Davis is expected to return from injury, something that was confirmed when he was not listed on the NBA injury report.
Davis has been forced to miss time in recent action due to a groin injury, but his absence from the injury report suggests he is indeed on track to play against the 76ers. The Mavs will attempt to jump back into the win column with the veteran big man expected to be on the floor.
For AD, he will try to ignore the outside noise. Davis is consistently being mentioned in trade rumors, something that is capable of causing a distraction. However, he is a veteran and understands how to block out the outside whispers.
So, with Anthony Davis likely to play on Thursday night, what does the Mavericks' injury report look like?
Mavericks' injury report for Thursday's game vs. 76ers
While Davis is off the injury report, the Mavs have five players listed on it for Thursday's game.
- Moussa Cisse (G league two-way): Questionable
- Miles Kelly (G League two-way): Doubtful
- Kyrie Irving (left knee surgery): Out
- Dereck Lively II (right foot surgery): Out
- Dante Exum (right knee surgery): Out
Tip-off for Thursday night's matchup between the 76ers and Mavericks is scheduled for 8:30 PM EST in Dallas.
