Dallas Mavericks big man Anthony Davis gave his honest take on rumor that LeBron James knew about the trade before it happened.

NBA: The Dallas Mavericks' recent trade of franchise cornerstone Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers marked a significant shift in the team's trajectory. In return, the Mavericks acquired Anthony Davis,

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Hardy’s make increased the Mavericks’ lead to nine points with 1 minute, 53 seconds to play. The Mavericks beat the Magic 101-92 on the road, allowing Dallas to creep a half-game ahead of the Phoenix Suns for 10th place in the tightly contested Western Conference Play-In Tournament race.

With season-ending injuries to nine-time All-Star guard Kyrie Irving, Dante Exum, and Olivier-Maxence Prosper, Davis nevertheless decided to return to the floor for Dallas. The 36-38 club is currently the No. 10 seed in the West, and angling for a play-in tournament berth.

The Dallas Mavericks fell 128-113 to the New York Knicks on Tuesday night, allowing the Knicks to shoot nearly 60% from the floor and have two different players put up triple-doubles against them. Dallas just ran out of gas in the third quarter,

A flurry of triples and Hardy’s scoring ability was the difference maker in Dallas’ pivotal win against Orlando.

Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford all received important injury updates ahead of the Mavericks-Bulls game on Saturday.