{"id":314900,"date":"2025-11-28T19:18:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-28T19:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/314900\/"},"modified":"2025-11-28T19:18:13","modified_gmt":"2025-11-28T19:18:13","slug":"reports-anthony-davis-expected-to-return-to-lineup-tonight-vs-lakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/314900\/","title":{"rendered":"Reports: Anthony Davis expected to return to lineup tonight vs. Lakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1930772\" class=\"wp-image-1930772 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/davis1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1930772\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anthony Davis is averaging 20.8 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists over 5 games this season.<\/p>\n<p>The Dallas Mavericks are set to welcome star big man Anthony Davis back to the lineup tonight, per multiple reports. Davis has not played since late October, but should be back in the mix as the Mavs visit the Los Angeles Lakers (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/dal-vs-lal-0022500078\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">10 p.m. ET, Prime Video<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Mavericks are headed to morning shootaround in LA and the last hurdle for Anthony Davis to be activated for tonight&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAonPrime?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">@NBAonPrime<\/a> game against the Lakers.<\/p>\n<p>AD is poised to return against his old team after missing 14 games (left calf strain). Amazon coverage tips at 7 PM ET. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ScRrewEHmb\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/ScRrewEHmb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheSteinLine\/status\/1994469101243130051?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Mavs&#8217; Anthony Davis (calf) to make return against Lakers \u2013 via ESPN <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w4M3LzabLl\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/w4M3LzabLl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1994470261715079576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">November 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Davis suffered a left calf strain on Oct. 29 in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/ind-vs-dal-0022500133\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">107-105 win<\/a> against the Indiana Pacers.\u00a0He was then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/mavs\/news\/anthony-davis-will-be-re-evaluated-in-a-week-to-10-days\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reevaluated on Nov. 16<\/a> and was given another week to 10 days to heal up before being reassessed.<\/p>\n<p>Davis, a 10-time All-Star, has been plagued by injuries throughout his career. Last season, after being traded from Los Angeles Lakers for Luka Don\u010di\u0107, he <a class=\"Link AnClick-LinkEnhancement\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/mavericks-anthony-davis-luka-doncic-a94612fee43cfa220d4dd5b17156f1fa\" data-gtm-enhancement-style=\"LinkEnhancementA\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">got injured<\/a>\u00a0and missed 18 games and returned for the final eight games of the season as the Mavericks missed the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>This season, Davis is averaging 20.8 points, 10.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.2 blocks per game while shooting 52% overall and 27.3% on 3-pointers. Dallas was 2-3 with him in the lineup and has gone 3-11 during his absence. The Mavs (5-14) are tied with the Sacramento Kings for the second-worst record in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n<p>Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Anthony Davis is averaging 20.8 points, 10.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists over 5 games this season. 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