Anthony Davis Reacts to Mavs' Nico Harrison Firing, Luka Fallout

Anthony Davis reacted to the firing of GM Nico Harrison, who was dismissed Nov. 11 after a 3-8 start and who had traded Luka Dončić to the Lakers on Feb. 1 in the deal that brought Davis back to Dallas. The trade looms large: Dončić is averaging 35.2/9.2/8.8 for the 13-4 Lakers, while Davis has played just 14 games for the struggling 5-14 Mavericks and is sidelined with a left calf strain — he says he’d like to return Friday in Los Angeles for the NBA Cup matchup. Merlin sees a club split by a seismic trade, injuries and Kyrie Irving’s lingering absence (torn ACL). Davis remains a Hall‑of‑Fame talent when healthy, but his comeback would be more about steadying a shaken locker room and buying time for the front office than an instant fix to Dallas’s season.