LOS ANGELES -- Dallas Mavericks star power forward/center Anthony Davis , who has been sidelined for the last month with a calf strain, plans to return to action against the Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles on Friday night, sources told ESPN.

It will be the first time the 2020 NBA champion is facing his former team in L.A. since the February trade that sent Davis to the Mavs as part of the package in exchange for superstar guard Luka Doncic .

Davis, who has been sidelined since Oct. 29, originally targeted a Nov. 8 road game against the Washington Wizards as his return date. However, Mavs governor Patrick Dumont put that plan on hold, acting on the advice of Dallas health and performance director Johann Bilsborough by insisting that Davis wouldn't be cleared to play until ther

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