The Dallas Mavericks are already adjusting to life without Luka Doncic following the blockbuster trade. Now Daniel Gafford is out following some brutal news. The Mavs center will miss significant action,

The Dallas Mavericks received an unwelcome update on Thursday, with a report that center Daniel Gafford won't be back for at least six weeks due to a ligament sprain in his right knee. The Mavericks were already down several other big men,

The news of Gafford missing extended time comes on the heels of big man Anthony Davis suffering a left adductor strain during his Mavs debut that will have him sidelined for multiple weeks. Dereck Lively II is also currently out with a right ankle stress fracture.

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Daniel Gafford will miss at least six weeks with a Grade 3 MCL sprain, joining the Mavericks big men set to be out for an extended period after the All-Star break, sources told ESPN.

Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford has sustained a Grade 3 right MCL sprain and will miss at least 6 weeks, sources tell me and @espn_macmahon. Gafford, Anthony Davis and Dereck Lively II now expected to be out significant stretches of the second half of the season. pic.twitter.com/FJxd2xK9NY

An NBA insider recently provided important information about Dallas Mavericks Center Daniel Gafford's injury status.

The Dallas Mavericks can't catch a break with frontcourt injuries as Daniel Gafford has joined Anthony Davis on the sidelines for an extended absence.

The latest Daniel Gafford injury update sees him out for two weeks with a knee sprain. Mavericks frontcourt has been descimated by injury.

Those wins will be hard to come by with all three of the centers on the Dallas roster — Anthony Davis (adductor strain), Dereck Lively II (ankle stress fracture), and Daniel Gafford (knee strain) — all out for at least two more weeks and to be re-evaluated March 6, something the Mavericks announced on Thursday.

Injuries in their frontcourt have piled up, with the likes of Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford all sidelined for extended time. The team utilized the All-Star break to find a suitable replacement.