Anthony Davis won’t have surgery after all.
Davis will not need surgery and the injury is expected to heal in approximately six weeks, the Mavericks announced Tuesday.
Davis had publicly pushed back on a report Tuesday midday from ESPN’s Shams Charania saying that he would need surgery.
Charania also reported Tuesday that the Mavericks are having renewed trade talks centered around Davis, saying if he’s moved to a contending team, he could return for the postseason.
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Davis took to social media to debunk the developments, calling them “lies.”
The Mavericks All-Star wrote, “Y’all better stop listening to these lies on these apps!” on X, formerly known as Twitter. The ambiguous message, his first post on the platform since July 19, 2025, didn’t directly address his injury or the trade rumors.
Shortly after Davis’ initial post, he followed up with a direct reply to an aggregation website that summarized both of Charania’s reports into one post, which has since been deleted.
Davis responded to the tweet and said, “Lies!”
Yall better stop listening to all these lies on these apps!
— Anthony Davis (@AntDavis23) January 13, 2026
He initially sustained the hand injury in a loss to the Utah Jazz on Jan. 8. The veteran forward reportedly received medical imaging on his hand on Jan. 9 in Salt Lake City.
Prior to Monday’s win over Brooklyn, Mavericks coach Jason Kidd had said the team expected to know more about Davis’ left hand sprain this week.
“I think that’s sometime this week that he’ll talk to the doctors, but there is no schedule or timetable on when he’s going to make that announcement,” Kidd said.
On Saturday, Davis had a sling on his left arm to support his heavily wrapped left hand. During Monday’s shootaround, Davis did not wear the sling, nor was his hand wrapped, but he kept his arm elevated and close to his chest.
Davis has missed several games this season due to injury. On Christmas Day, he left a nationally televised showdown against the Golden State Warriors because of right adductor soreness in the inner thigh. He also missed 14 consecutive games earlier in the campaign with a left calf strain.
Overall, Davis has played in 29 out of 73 regular-season games since he joined the Mavericks. The Mavericks are 10-10 this season with Davis in the lineup and 5-15 in games played without him.
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