Last season was both tumultuous and disappointing for the Dallas Mavericks. Describing last year’s campaign as “injury plagued” is a massive understatement, as Dallas came dangerously close to forfeiting games due to a lack of available players on more than one occasion. With summer rolling in, Dallas finally had an opportunity to go more than a few days without hearing another injury report. Then the calendar turned to July and ESPN’s Shams Charania kept the unfortunate trend alive by breaking the news that Anthony Davis had undergone surgery.

Davis was the recipient of multiple shots to the face over the course of last season, which though seemingly innocuous enough at the time, ultimately resulted in a detached retina. As a testament to his toughness, Davis played through the injury, b

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