There is some irony to this, as the Mavericks traded away Luka Doncic because of injury and conditioning concerns, and Anthony Davis, the key return of the Doncic trade, goes down with an injury in his first game with the team. It's brutal to see Davis go down, especially with how well he was playing in this game.

Hundreds of Mavericks fans gathered outside the American Airlines Center on Saturday, holding signs and chanting "Fire Nico!"

Fans gathered in protest outside the American Airlines Center hours before tipoff, but Davis appeared to be giving them something to cheer for.