Dallas Mavericks center Anthony Davis needs another week before he's under consideration for a return to game action.

Davis played five games this season before sitting out with a left calf strain that forced him out of an Oct. 29 game against the Indiana Pacers in the first quarter.

He targeted Nov. 8 as his preferred return date before Patrick Dumont, the Mavericks' governor and primary decision-maker on personnel matters since GM Nico Harrison was fired, vetoed the decision. Dumont's interjection prompted a surge in the already simmering speculation around Davis being traded.

But head coach Jason Kidd said Dallas is only focused on Davis' health because of the calf strain and recent history of "catastrophic" injuries that began with a similar diagnosis.

"He wants to be out there to

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