Anthony Davis received caught up in pretend weight acquire rumors after a doctored picture unfold on-line whereas he sat out with a calf harm.

Anthony Davis received dragged into some bogus web drama after a pretend pic exhibiting him lookin’ like he packed on kilos hit social media whereas he’s been out with an harm.

The phony picture originated from the parody account NBA Centel, which is thought for its on-line antics. This time, they cooked up a closely edited picture of the Dallas Mavericks ahead lookin’ bloated and off form and folk on-line ran with it prefer it was actual.

Davis hasn’t touched the courtroom in six straight video games because of a calf problem he caught early in Dallas’ sport in opposition to the Pacers on October 29. He’s solely logged 5 video games this season and the harm bug is as soon as once more messing together with his availability.

Jason Kidd, the Mavs’ head coach, isn’t dropping a return date but, however mentioned Davis is shifting together with rehab and figuring out on the ground. Real pictures from the sidelines present him subsequent to Kidd, lookin’ like his standard athletic self, with no wild weight acquire in sight. So that viral image is total cap.

Dallas took an in depth L to the Bucks 116-114 on Monday night time with Davis was nonetheless out and the crew’s not speeding him again, making an attempt to maintain him wholesome for the lengthy haul. Injuries have been a factor for Davis for years now.

This calf pressure is simply the most recent in a protracted listing of points that’s sidelined him in previous seasons. The Mavs are taking part in it protected, hoping he can get again on the courtroom quickly with out risking extra injury.

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