Any thought of the Golden State Warriors trading for Anthony Davis before the mid-season deadline has seemingly been taken off the table, with the franchise narrowly avoiding a potential nightmare after the All-Star big man suffered another injury blow on Thursday.
ESPN's Shams Charania reported on Friday that Davis has suffered ligament damage to his hand which could require surgery, almost certainly leaving the Mavericks with no choice but to stick with their injury prone star beyond the February 5 deadline.
Warriors may have narrowly avoided Anthony Davis nightmare
Davis was supposed to be arguably the biggest name potentially on the move in the coming weeks, but an already limited market due to his injury history and contract has surely ground to zero after news of this latest blow.