Dallas Mavericks star Anthony Davis has been ruled out of tonight's game against the Sacramento Kings due to right adductor pain. Davis suffered the injury during the Christmas Day loss to the Golden State Warriors.

Dallas Mavericks apply for Disabled Player Exceptions for Dereck Lively II and Dante Exum as injuries derail the season.

The Atlanta Hawks are open to trading All-Star point guard Trae Young, NBA sources told Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal. The Hawks and Dallas Mavericks have spoken about an Anthony Davis trade, but Dallas isn’t interested in trading for Young and prefers to keep Kyrie Irving,

Dallas Mavericks want to see Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving, and Cooper Flagg together before considering any drastic trade moves.

The Mavericks have applied to the NBA for a disabled player exception for Dereck Lively II and Dante Exum, who both suffered season-ending injuries, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line (Twitter link).

Russell Westbrook surpassed Magic Johnson, now 7th in NBA career assists. He scored 21 points and got 9 assists in the Kings' 113-107 win against the Mavericks.

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