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Three players were injured in a row! The Mavericks were not good at making a comeback, and Brother Davis was still fat!

10:50pm, 4 October 2025【Basketball】

The NBA is about to usher in the regular season journey of the new season. The preseason has begun. All teams will gradually appear to let everyone see the new lineup and new style of play.

At this time, the Dallas Mavericks had a headache because they were not good at making a move and injured three players before they even started playing. It should be noted that these three players do not include core defender Irving. Irving injured the ACL in March this year. He has been on standoff and has not yet had a specific return schedule.

In addition to Irving, the main center of the Mavericks, Gafford, also fell down due to injury. Gafford reportedly celebrated his birthday on October 1 and then entered the Mavericks' pre-season training camp, but immediately sprained his ankle and needed to recuperate for 2 to 3 weeks.

Before Gafford fell, the Mavericks' main forward PJ Washington accidentally hit the head during training and needed to recuperate for a while and was expected to miss the preseason. In addition to these two frontcourt players, the Mavericks' newly signed defender Brandon Williams also had a hamstring wound and needed to rest for one week. The first preseason game of the Mavericks was on October 7, and their opponent was the Oklahoma City Thunder, but before the game started, there were already many wounded people, which was very outrageous.

Finally, the Mavericks' absolute core inside "Brother Davis" also had some accidents. His body control was very poor, and his weight had reached 268 pounds, 15 pounds more than at the end of last season, and he gained about 6.8 kilograms.

Such weight will greatly increase Brother Davis's injury risks. Fortunately, he said that he will lose weight quickly and is expected to return to his normal body shape before the regular season begins and enter the new season.