A long list of accolades were rattled off by Dallas Mavericks longtime play-by-play voice Mark Followill on Friday afternoon. 10-time All-Star. NBA champion. Five-time All-NBA selection. Five-time All-Defensive team selection.

Anthony Davis was ruled out of Thursday night's game against the host Boston Celtics with an abdominal strain, pushing back his Dallas Mavericks' debut to Saturday at the earliest.

But during his introductory press conference following the trade, Anthony Davis had a message for Mavericks fans, as per ClutchPoints’ own Joey Mistretta, that will no doubt fire them up for the remainder of the regular season. “I’m gonna give [the city] life back,” Davis declared to assembled media.