Najib Marshall is a late addition to the injury report alongside Anthony Davis
On Thursday night, The Dallas Mavericks will take it parquet floor at home for playing against the upstart Detroit Pistonswho are currently number one in the Eastern Conference. The Mavericks have been up and down lately, currently 10-17, and with a loaded injury report heading into Detroit.
Earlier in the day, Mavericks insider Joey Mistretta of ClutchPoints noted on X that “Anthony Davis (left calf injury) is officially listed as questionable for NBA injury report for Thursday’s game against the Pistons. D’Angelo Russell (illness) and Brandon Williams (right Achilles soreness) are also questionable.”
Then, later in the day on Thursday, they also got the Mavericks injury update on the wing Find Marshall.
“Naji Marshall (illness) is now listed as questionable on the NBA’s injury report for tonight’s Pistons-Mavericks game,” he added.
The Mavericks certainly cannot afford to have all those players miss a game and expect to compete with a Pistons team that is currently 21-5 on the season.
The good news for the Mavericks is that Cooper Flagg will be ready. Flagg recently took over as arguably the Mavericks’ most consistent player, becoming the first player in NBA history to score 40 points at age 18 during a recent road loss against the Utah Jazz.
Flagg will certainly be tested against a Pistons team that has been one of the best defenses in the NBA so far this year, full of playmaking wings who can guard multiple positions and switch screens and shots.
Anyway, the Mavericks and Pistons are scheduled to kick things off on Thursday at 8:30 PM ET from Dallas. After that, the Mavericks will head east for a game against the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday.
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