Anthony Davis Injury Update
Anthony Davis left Dallas’ Christmas Day road loss to the Golden State Warriors with a right groin issue and was ruled out for the rest of the game, and he’s now considered day‑to‑day as the Mavericks sort through the extent of the injury and his availability for their next stretch of games. He’d been trending upward after a bumpy first half of the season, so this interruption hits a Mavericks team that’s been uneven whenever he’s not on the floor. Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) reported on X that Anthony Davis suffered a groin injury and has been ruled out for the remainder of the Mavericks’ Christmas Day game against the Warriors.
Team officials described the issue as groin spasms rather than a structural tear, and early indications are that this is more of a soft‑tissue flare‑up than a long‑term setback, though it’s unclear if he’ll be available for Dallas’ next game after Christmas. Davis had already missed games in November with a left calf strain and has now picked up another lower‑body problem right as the Mavericks were trying to stabilize their season.
Dallas has classified him as day‑to‑day while training staff see how the groin responds over the next 24–48 hours, with no surgery or extended shutdown mentioned at this stage. Rotation‑wise, his absence pushes more minutes toward the likes of Max Christie and the small‑ball bigs, and it forces lineups where Cooper Flagg and the guards handle more of the interior load than Jason Kidd would like.
On the Warriors’ side of that Christmas matchup, Golden State’s pregame injury report listed no new significant frontcourt injuries beyond their longer‑term depth concerns, leaving most of the focus on Davis’ exit and how it changed the geometry of the game. Across the conference, the Lakers Davis’ former team came in relatively clean outside of their own day‑to‑day knocks, but nothing impacting this particular contest.
What Happened to Anthony Davis?
On Thursday afternoon, December 25, the Dallas Mavericks were on the road against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center in San Francisco, wrapping up a tough holiday back‑to‑back set after a narrow loss earlier in the week. Davis started the Christmas Day matinee but exited at the 8:50 mark of the second quarter when he stepped awkwardly running up the floor and immediately grabbed at his right side before limping to the bench.NBACentel (@TheNBACentel), a parody account, joked on X that Anthony Davis is out for the rest of the season with a groin injury and expected to return next year.
The Mavericks announced during the second quarter that Davis was out for the remainder of the game with right groin spasms, ending his night after a brief stint in which he never had a chance to settle into any rhythm. It’s a little concerning given that some will remember the left adductor strain that cost him a big chunk of time earlier in the year and seemed to flare up again in the play‑in loss to Memphis last spring.
Anthony Davis Stats
Heading into Christmas, Davis had helped pick up Dallas’ interior defense and was quietly productive in limited appearances, with the Mavericks sitting at 6–5 in games he played and 10–17 overall. His season line with Dallas has hovered in the mid‑20s in points with double‑digit boards and strong shot‑blocking numbers, matching the profile he carried with the Lakers, where he averaged 24.8 points, 11.0 rebounds and 3.2 assists across 312 games in purple and gold.
In his most recent outings before the groin issue, he’d stacked multiple efficient nights, including a game where he cracked the low‑30s in scoring on high‑50s shooting from the field while anchoring the paint at both ends. Watching those games, he looked comfortable operating from the elbows and short roll, though there were still sequences where he labored a bit getting back in transition, which makes this latest soft‑tissue problem feel like a continuation of a theme more than a one‑off.
Disclaimer:
This article is based on publicly available information and is intended for general news and informational purposes only. Injury statuses and team decisions may change without notice; readers should verify details with official team and league sources before relying on them.
