Mavericks center Daniel Gafford will miss at least two weeks after spraining his right knee in a loss to Sacramento.

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 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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The Mavericks were already without key pieces like Anthony Davis and Dereck Lively II before Gafford’s injury.

The Mavericks' injury list goes beyond the four players who are already confirmed out. PJ Washington, who missed the Mavericks' last outing with an ankle sprain, is listed as questionable against the Warriors. So is Dante Exum, who played Monday but has been listed on the injury report since Sunday with Achilles tightness.

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

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.

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.

The Dallas Mavericks announced today that Mavericks center Daniel Gafford sustained a right knee sprain during the Feb. 10 game against the Sacramento Kings. Gafford will be re-evaluated within two weeks with relevant updates to follow as appropriate.

Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford left Monday night’s home game against the Sacramento Kings early in the second quarter with a sprained right knee.