This will be his 15th game as a Maverick, 6th this season, and the 1st time he’s seeing the Lakers since that February trade to Dallas, you know, the same deal that had former GM Nico Harrison sprinting to his bio to type the saddest one-word update in NBA front-office history: “unemployed.” Yes, we are talking about Anthony Davis .

ESPN’s Shams Charania reported earlier with a headline Mavericks fans have been begging to hear: Anthony Davis is finally back . But if you ask Lakers fans, they might have been even happier. After sitting out a full month with a stubborn calf strain, the Dallas big man is set to suit up tonight in Los Angeles and his return just happens to come against the team he once carried to a championship.

Coincidence? Maybe. Conscious decision? Absolutely.

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