In the second half of the Mavericks-Suns game, power forward Dwight Powell went to the locker room after colliding with Kessler Edwards when both players went for a loose ball. His injury is the sixth to the Dallas frontcourt as Dallas came into the game missing Anthony Davis,

Edwards ended Friday's 122-111 loss to the Grizzlies with 13 points (4-9 FG, 3-4 3Pt, 2-2 FT), three rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block across 29 minutes.

Edwards is in Dallas' starting lineup against Memphis on Friday, Mike Curtis of The Dallas Morning News reports. Edwards came off the bench in Wednesday's 137-107 loss to the Bucks, but he has been inserted back into the starting lineup for Friday's contest.

Reinforcements aren't on the way for the injury-ravaged Dallas Mavericks due to their proximity to the first apron, which makes them a cautionary tale about hard caps.

The Mavericks, of course, shocked the sports world when they traded star guard Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers last month. Kyrie Irving was then lost for the season last week when he tore his ACL and Anthony Davis, who the Mavs got in exchange for Doncic, has been out with an injury.

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