The NBA announced on July 9 the six groups for the third edition of the annual tournament, featuring three groups in each conference. The Grizzlies are grouped with the Lebron James' Los Angeles Lakers, James Harden's Los Angeles Clippers, Anthony Davis' Dallas Mavericks and the New Orleans Pelicans.

His injury update was originally reported by ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania.

To the Lakers’ credit, the franchise prioritized signing former No. 1 overall pick Deandre Ayton as Davis' ideal last Wednesday. Ayton officially joined Los Angeles on Sunday. “OFFICIAL: Welcome to the Purple & Gold, Deandre,” The Lakers announced on X/Twitter.

The Dallas Mavericks look to be a big team next season. They already had a large frontcourt with Anthony Davis at power forward and the rotating center combo of Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford, but that was only emphasized when they won the Draft Lottery and selected Cooper Flagg, the consensus top player in the class.

Anthony Davis recently underwent surgery to repair a detached retina in his eye, according to a report from ESPN’s Shams Charania . The Mavericks superstar is expected to make a full recovery in time for Dallas’ training camp, Charania added.

Dallas Mavericks forward Anthony Davis had offseason surgery to repair a detached retina, ESPN's Shams Charania reported Tuesday. Davis is expected to be ready to return in time for training camp, according to the report.

Dallas Mavericks star big man Anthony Davis recently underwent a procedure to repair a detached retina he suffered during the 2024-25 NBA season, according to Shams Charania. He is expected to make a full recovery and be ready for the start of training camp in September.

Dallas Mavericks star Anthony Davis had surgery to repair a detached retina this offseason, according to ESPN's Shams Charania.

Anthony Davis trade is still at the forefront of many Mavericks fans' minds, as the trade vastly shifted the NBA landscape and the trajectory of both organizations involved.While the Mavericks got extremely lucky and will be able to fiddle between their present and future timelines with Flagg now joining the mix,

Anthony Davis' tenure with the Dallas Mavericks has been riddled with injuries, and it was dealt a fresh blow on Tuesday.