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Follow the action from a 10-game night in the NBA, featuring Cavaliers-Celtics, Lakers-Timberwolves and Nikola Jokić's quest for a triple-double milestone.
NBA legend sounds off onAnthony Davis' condition after latest injury setback originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Mavericks are off to a slow start in the 2025-26 NBA season, sitting at 2-4 after their 110-124 loss to the Detroit Pistons last night.
Without Davis, the Mavericks are expected to rely heavily on rookie forward Cooper Flagg, who has shown flashes of brilliance early in his debut campaign. Flagg, along with veterans Klay Thompson and D’Angelo Russell, will shoulder the offensive workload while Dallas hopes for a quick return for its star big man.
It's a 11-game night in the NBA, with Stephen Curry, Victor Wembanyama, Nikola Jokić and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in action.
Luka Doncic and the Los Angeles Lakers (2-2) travel to Target Center to face Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves (2-2) in a regular-season NBA Basketball matchup on Wednesday.
The Los Angeles Lakers started off the first week of the Emirates NBA Cup with a road win over the Memphis Grizzlies.