Baron Davis kicks off comeback

Baron Davis kept his expectations low for his first professional basketball game in four years.

But the uniform hardly mattered as much as the comeback did – Davis played for the first time since May 6, 2012, when he tore the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his right knee in a playoff game with the New York Knicks.

“I just never thought I’d be playing again,” Davis said before the game.

While an NBA return remains the ultimate goal, just suiting up for the Sevens was a personal victory for Davis.

The last time the basketball world saw Davis, he pressed his hands to his head in pain as he was taken off the MSG court on a stretcher.

Davis – who averaged 16.1 points and 7.2 assists over 835 career games – truly got the itch to return around November.

His agent put out feelers and there were offers from the ABA and overseas, but Davis stayed patient and his name was entered early this year in the D-League available player pool.

Davis is free to sign with any NBA team, but he isn’t expecting a call-up any time soon.

Davis practiced once, went through shootaround with the Sevens and entered for the first time with 6:44 left in the first quarter.

Davis took the microphone before the game, thanked fans for attending and wished “best of luck for both teams.”