Overview
- Davis traveled to Mexico City and participated in team activities, with coach Jason Kidd calling him day to day and declining to specify his availability.
- He left the first quarter of Wednesday’s game against the Pacers with left lower-leg soreness after being listed earlier in the week as probable with bilateral Achilles tendinopathy.
- Reporting from Marc Stein, cited by Newsweek, says Davis is expected to be ruled out for Saturday, though the Mavericks have not issued an official update.
- Dallas’ frontcourt depth is limited, with Derek Lively II sidelined the past two games by a sprained knee and Daniel Gafford yet to play this season due to an ankle injury.
- Detroit enters at 3–2 behind Cade Cunningham’s scoring and playmaking, with tip-off set for 10:00 p.m. ET at Arena CDMX on Peacock.