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In a move that shocked nobody, the Dallas Mavericks fired general manager Nico Harrison earlier this month. Harrison had come under fire following last season's shocking Luka Doncic trade, and amid the Mavericks' struggles this season, calls for his firing only grew louder. Anthony Davis , the centerpiece of the trade for the Mavericks, recently gave his thoughts on the firing, which drew the ire of the team's fanbase on social media.
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Anthony Davis offered a measure of support for Nico Harrison after his firing, saying that he wanted to help Harrison fulfill the vision he had for the Mavericks. That didn't go over so well with the Mavericks fanbase, with some of them accusing Harrison of trying to rush Davis back from injury to save face.
Others accused Davis' injuries and limited availability since joining the Mavericks as the catalyst for Harrison being fired.
And yet some urged the fanbase to be empathetic towards the players, as they are at the mercy of the front office and ownership.
In any case, it's clear the Mavericks organization still has a long way to go to win back the fanbase as the backlash from the Doncic trade is still great. As some of the fans mentioned, Davis' availability has continued to be sore spot, especially in the wake of Doncic's scorching hot start to the season with the Los Angeles Lakers .
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But help could be on the way soon. Davis set to return from a calf injury that's kept him sidelined for close to a month. With the Mavericks taking on the Lakers on Friday, in the final game of NBA Cup group play, Davis could be back for what would be his first game at Crypto.com Arena since the trade. He did not suit up during the Mavericks' visit to Los Angeles last season post-trade.
Davis has appeared in only five games this season at a little over 29 minutes per game. He was averaging 20.8 points, 10.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists, 1.6 steals and 1.2 blocked shots with splits of 52 percent shooting from the field, 27.3 percent shooting from the 3-point line and 74.2 percent shooting from the free-throw line.
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