Right when the Mavericks got Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford back in their lineup, their frontcourt took another painful hit. During the first quarter of Wednesday’s Mavericks-Hawks game, Anthony Davis was hit with some friendly fire, catching a stray elbow near his right eye from Gafford.

The Dallas Mavericks picked up an exciting win over the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday night, as Anthony Davis hit a game-winner in the final seconds to push Dallas over the top, 120-118. The win extended Dallas' advantage for the 9th seed in the west to a game and a half over the Sacramento Kings,

Davis was famously the primary return in arguably the most controversial trade in NBA history, which saw Dončić head to the Los Angeles Lakers in a three-team swap that triggered a torrent of criticism, both from fans and the media, against Dallas and general manager Nico Harrison.