The Dallas Mavericks were dealt a crushing blow when Anthony Davis suffered an adductor strain in his debut with the team against the Houston Rockets. Davis was the primary piece in the return package for Luka Doncic in the trade with the Los Angeles Lakers,

Anthony Davis made a spectacular first impression in his Dallas Mavericks debut, delivering a dominant first-half performance before suffering an unfortunate injury.

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is responsible for choosing injury replacements, and he selected Kyrie Irving to take Anthony Davis' place as a representative of the Western Conference for this year's All-Star Game. So the Mavericks will have a representative in San Francisco either way.

NBA Insider Marc Stein revealed that the Dallas Mavericks tried to sign a three-time All-Star to pair Anthony Davis and Kyrie Irving.

The Dallas Mavericks made a major mistake at the trade deadline this season, and this mistake is backing Kyrie Irving into a corner that he must escape.

"The constants throughout have been Kyrie Irving (who missed Thursday's win, but is averaging 26.0 points since the break) and Max Christie, who came over in the Luka deal and has