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Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic believes the media needs to talk more about Mavs shooting guard Tim Hardaway Jr. Doncic says Hardaway is one of the best catch-and-shoot shooters in the NBA. The Wonder Boy is happy he’s on the Mavs: “He’s probably one of the best catch-and-shoot guys in the league right now and […]

The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves. Unfortunately, it remains to be seen when Luka Doncic will return to the Mavs. Luka Doncic has missed the last two games with an ankle injury he suffered against the Orlando Magic. According to Callie Caplan of the Dallas Morning News, he is admittedly still feeling the effects: […]

The NBA hasn’t been short of controversial officiating in the past few weeks. The most costly, perhaps, was a no-call goaltend against Damian Lillard’s game-tying lay-in. The league once again saw anti-officiating woes on Saturday night following the Dallas Mavericks’ loss against the Atlanta Hawks. Mavs owner Mark Cuban erupted on social media, speaking out […]

The Dallas Mavericks are filing a protest with the NBA over the end of their 111-107 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. The Mavs want to replay the final 9.7 seconds of the game after a controversial call involving a John Collins basket that […]

The Dallas Mavericks, owned by Mark Cuban, were upset by the Atlanta Hawks in a tight game on Saturday night. The Mavs dropped the game 111-107, as it came down to the wire. However, it didn’t end without controversy. There was a very confusing sequence towards the end of the game.  There was a goaltending […]

Several players and other NBA figures have voiced out their displeasure with how officials assess certain plays, especially on the newly-implemented challenge and last two-minute review system. The latest to do so is Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, who went on an epic Twitter rant following the Mavs’ narrow 111-107 loss to the Atlanta Hawks. […]

Without rest, Mavs star Luka Doncic is going to continue to experience soreness in his ankle. That’s at least what Mavs owner Mark Cuban thinks: Mark Cuban says the reality of Luka Doncic's ankle situation is that, without a lengthy rost, he will continue to feel soreness. "That’s just the nature of the injury. There’s […]

The Dallas Mavericks are satisfied with their roster and don’t have any plans to sign DeMarcus Cousins. The Los Angeles Lakers will waive Cousins, who is still rehabbing his ACL injury. Asked Mark Cuban if he thought anybody would kick the tires on DeMarcus Cousins and he said Mavs would have been interested “but we […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle clearly understands the concern over any potential ailment to Luka Doncic — especially considering the Mavs youngster’s lingering ankle issues – but he sought to downplay the extent of his latest injury. Doncic will not play on Saturday to face off against Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks as […]

The Mavs will rest stars Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis on Saturday against the Atlanta Hawks. The Mavs played on Friday, so they are just resting Doncic and Porzingis on the second night of a back to back. Via ESPN: Luka Doncic was listed as out with right ankle soreness for the visit to the […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle had a recent pep talk with the team about the importance of standings as they prepare for the third act of the regular season — that’s before claiming that prior to the said discussion, the Mavs long-time coach wasn’t even paying attention to it. Porzingis discusses the Standings Talk […]

In Friday’s game against the Orlando Magic, Kristaps Porzingis etched his name on the Mavs’ record books with his 24-point, 10-rebound, five-assist and five-block performance. The sharpshooting big man became only the second player in franchise history to achieve such numbers, following in the footsteps of NBA legend Dirk Nowitzki. Porzingis was the third player […]

Kristaps Porzingis and Luka Doncic have been at top form for the Dallas Mavericks as of late. With two excellent performances on Friday against the Orlando Magic, the Mavs’ Euro stars have become just the third duo in league history to put up 20-10-5 in consecutive games. After dropping 33 points, 12 rebounds and eight […]

Dallas Mavericks sophomore sensation Luka Doncic achieved another individual milestone with the Mavs on Friday night, passing Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant for most 30-point games before turning 21. The 20-year-old Slovenian reached the feat in the Mavs’ 122-106 win against the Orlando Magic at Amway Center. Luka magic ✨ That's his 29th 30-point game, […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic looked slightly off in the battle of NBA stars over the past weekend, but the 20-year-old Slovenian prodigy is back on his game in the Mavs’ first appearance after the break. Doncic broke out an impressive behind-the-back dribble move into a step-back 3-pointer in the first quarter against the Orlando […]

Dallas Mavericks second-year star Luka Doncic had himself a ball in his first full-fledged All-Star Weekend after being voted as a starter for Team LeBron in the mid-February festivities. Mavs head coach Rick Carlisle and frontcourt teammate Kristaps Porzingis were happy to see him enjoy himself as a participant of the Rising Stars Game, where […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was ultimately glad he did not get to buy and MLB franchise as the Mavs owner wanted years ago when he intended to buy the then-struggling Chicago Cubs and the Texas Rangers. Cuban was constantly rebuffed in his attempts, and now given the all-time low state of the game in […]

Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki is hoping new Mavs franchise player Luka Doncic follows in his footsteps and spends his entire NBA career in Dallas. Like pretty much every basketball fan out there, Nowitzki is having a lot of fun watching Doncic and the Mavs play this season. “At 20, it has been a lot […]

Dallas Mavericks sensation Luka Doncic was one of the players that had to take a backseat in what was a thrilling All-Star Game on Sunday night. Being one of the top vote-getters in the entire league, the Mavs stud earned the honor of starting for Team LeBron, but was never really able to get it […]

The All-Star weekend gives us all a chance to get to know players better as they usually let their guard down during this weekend spectacle. For Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic, this came in the form of a rather peculiar question from a reporter that pertained to the Valentine’s Day holiday. Sometimes these questions at […]

Luka Doncic and Trae Young have quite a friendly rivalry going on as a result of the 2018 draft-day trade between the Dallas Mavericks and Atlanta Hawks in which some critics poke fun at the decision of ‘trading away’ the transcendental Slovenian. In addition, the pair have been constantly pitted against each other in a […]

Fans and players throughout the NBA know how special of a player Luka Doncic is. Fellow players even cede that the Dallas Mavericks star is one of the best young players the league has seen today. Ahead of the Rising Stars Challenge that Team USA won, 151-131, the Memphis Grizzlies guard and a couple of […]

Atlanta Hawks point guard Trae Young and Dallas Mavericks point forward Luka Doncic have been pitted against each other ever since they were drafted back in 2018. After all, the Hawks had originally picked Doncic, and the Mavs drafted Young. They were almost immediately traded for one another, and have both put up impressive numbers […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is one of the most passionate and vocal owners in the NBA. Fans may know him for his courtside antics, but not a lot of others know the Mavs boss for the innovations he brought onto the league. Kevin Garnett revealed that the Shark Tank star started something that would […]

Basketball stars and world leaders don’t usually cross paths, but something special always happens whenever they do. The moment Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic met Barack Obama has already become one of the great moments of the All-Star Weekend. Washington Post’s Ben Golliver and the rest of the media asked the Mavs superstar about his […]

As we all sort of expected, Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic says Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant said a bad word to him in Slovenian when Doncic and the Mavs were at Staples Center taking on the Lakers. Doncic talked to Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner and Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell about […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic hit a half-court buzzer-beater right in Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young’s face in the Rising Stars game. LUKA FROM HALFCOURT 🚨 pic.twitter.com/uUZU1xXloL — ClutchPoints NBA (@ClutchPointsNBA) February 15, 2020 In 44 games for the Mavs this season, Doncic is averaging 28.9 points, 9.5 rebounds, and 8.7 assists. He’s shooting 46.5 percent […]

New Orleans Pelicans rookie Zion Williamson, like pretty much everyone in the NBA, is a huge fan of Dallas Mavericks second-year guard Luka Doncic. Williamson says the Mavs’ guard is a walking triple-double and does anything it takes to win a game. Pelicans’ Zion Williamson on Mavericks’ Luka Doncic: “With Luka, he’s just a walking […]

Former United States President Barack Obama has some advice for Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic, and it comes at the expense of former Mavs guard Jason Kidd. Obama says Doncic can learn some passing tricks from Kidd since the Hall of Famer is one of the best passers in NBA history. However, Obama doesn’t think […]

At this point, it’s hard to deny that Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has emerged as a serious contender for this season’s MVP title. He has been playing at an elite level, and there are no signs of him slowing down the rest of the way. Recently, no less than Mavs legend Dirk Nowitzki shared […]

Not seeing Dirk Nowitzki take the court during Dallas Mavericks games requires some getting used to. We’ve all had the pleasure of seeing the German legend in a Mavs uniform throughout his illustrious 20-year career that somehow, the team just feels incomplete without him at this point. This is probably why some folks have been […]

Slovenian sensation Luka Doncic returned back to action on Wednesday after a seven-game absence from a sprained right ankle. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban called Doncic their ‘meal ticket,’ hinting that their trainers kept a close eye on the 20-year-old. “[Doncic’s] good to go. The trainers aren’t stupid — you don’t mess with the meal […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says the Mavs almost acquired two big players at the trade deadline. The Mavs traded for Willie Cauley-Stein earlier in the season after losing Dwight Powell to a season-ending Achilles injury. It looks like Cuban and the Mavs were this close to getting two more impact players next to stars Luka […]

The Sacramento Kings suffered another blowout defeat on Wednesday, falling 130-111 to Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. It was a frustrating evening for the Kings, and at one point, head coach Luke Walton got in on the action. Walton was arguing a call during the third quarter, and with the 39-year-old coach unable to […]

Dallas Mavericks big man Kristaps Porzingis effectively shut down talks that he only plays well without Luka Doncic, as both players bagged a monster game in the Mavs’ blowout of the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday. For Porzingis, he and Luka are getting used to playing with each other. He then noted that their partnership will […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic and Sacramento Kings head coach Luke Walton got into a semi-heated exchange in Wednesday’s duel. After the game, the Mavs youngster revealed that Walton told him something that he didn’t like. Welcome back, Luka!@luka7doncic meets with @SkinWade after a triumphant 33 pt return!#MFFL pic.twitter.com/wJLpj2W2TL — Bally Sports Southwest (@BallySportsSW) February […]

The 2020 All-Star Game is only a few days away, and first-time All-Stars like Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is excited to play. However, there’s a Michael Jordan-sized reason that Luka is excited to head to Chicago for the weekend. The Jordan Brand picked up Doncic as its latest athlete this season due to his […]

The Dallas Mavericks enjoyed a solid win over the Sacramento Kings, but the flow of the game was disrupted when the ball was suddenly lodged to the top of the ring. It would have been difficult for the officials to get the ball back on the ground if the Mavs’ backup center Boban Marjanovic wasn’t […]

The Dallas Mavericks are enjoying a dominant win over the Sacramento Kings, and the Mavs’ starting unit is balling out. In fact, Kristaps Porzingis and Delon Wright pulled off a beautiful play that ended in a powerful slam. It happened during one of Dallas’s fast transition attacks. The Kings were barely able to get together […]