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Washington Wizards All-Star shooting guard Bradely Beal recently opened up about his decision to sign a two-year, $72 million extension with the Wizards last month. According to the 26-year-old, Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki actually had a lot to do with his decision to extend his stay in the capital. Full Woj Pod with Bradley Beal: […]

Dallas Mavericks second-year man Luka Doncic has recently announced his intention to represent his home nation of Slovenia for the upcoming Olympic Qualifying Tournament in 2020. According to Doncic himself, while his focus remains with the Mavs, he is still very much willing to play for his country’s national side as they continue to pin […]

The legend of Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic just continues to grow. Even though the Mavs lost to the New York Knicks on Thursday, Doncic once again etched his name in NBA history. Doncic recorded 33 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists versus the Knicks. By doing so, the reigning Rookie of the Year became […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic doesn’t think Mavs power forward Kristaps Porzingis deserved to be booed by New York Knicks fans on Thursday. Porzingis was loudly booed by the Knicks crowd in the player introductions and every time he touched the ball. Chants of “KP sucks,” “Go back to Latvia” and “Traitor” were also screamed. […]

Dallas Mavericks star Kristaps Porzingis made his return to Madison Square Garden on Thursday as a member of the Mavs, and New York Knicks fans let him have it all night. Porzingis was loudly booed by the Knicks crowd in the player introductions and every time he touched the ball. Chants of “KP sucks,” “Go […]

The New York Knicks won their second and final game of the season against the Dallas Mavericks, getting double revenge against former franchise star Kristaps Porzingis. Asked about his relationship with the unicorn, head coach David Fizdale had nothing but good things to say about their brief time together in The Big Apple: “Kristaps and […]

The Dallas Mavericks took yet another loss to the lowly New York Knicks as Luka Doncic’s 33-point triple-double went to waste against Kristaps Porzingis’ former team. Mavs owner Mark Cuban admits his new prodigy is very different from the 21-year staple he had in Dirk Nowitzki, showing a completely different demeanor, including doing a whole […]

Dennis Smith Jr. really struggled against the Chicago Bulls in his return to the New York Knicks’ lineup after missing a bulk of the start of the season due to the death of his stepmother. However, Smith flipped the script with a palpable impact during a 106-103 win over his former team, the Dallas Mavericks, […]

Dallas Mavericks forward Kristaps Porzingis couldn’t hide from the sea of boos from Madison Square Garden, the place he called home for the past three-and-a-half seasons as a member of the New York Knicks. Marcus Morris, who signed a one-year, $15 million deal to join the Knicks in the summer, made sure he wouldn’t forget […]

After their win over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, New York Knicks head coach David Fizdale predicts that Luka Doncic will challenge Mavs legend Dirk Nowitzki for ‘the greatest European ever to play” the game. David Fizdale on Luka Doncic: "He's definitely going to push Dirk for the greatest European to ever play when it's […]

Kristaps Porzingis of the Dallas Mavericks went back to Madison Square Garden and faced the New York Knicks for the first time since being traded. As expected, fans booed the hell out of him. After the game, Porzingis shared his thoughts on the matter, noting how loud the boos were. Per SNY, Porzingis expected the […]

Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks was fouled yet managed to drain an off-balanced one-leg flip shot against the New York Knicks. Check out Doncic’s crazy shot below per Dime: Luka… what? https://t.co/4etrGgSAVT — Dime (@DimeUPROXX) November 15, 2019 In the 106-103 loss, Doncic finished with a triple-double: 33 points, 10 rebounds, and 11 assists. […]

Though the Dallas Mavericks fell to the New York Knicks on Thursday night for the second time of the season, Luka Doncic continues to look inspiring in his second season after winning Rookie of the Year in his first. According to ESPN, Doncic became just the second player in NBA history to put up a […]

New York Knicks forward Marcus Morris Sr.’s amazing start to the 2019-20 NBA regular season continues, as he put away the pesky Dallas Mavericks with one amazing clutch shot on Thursday. With the game knotted at 101 apiece with under 20 seconds left in regulation, Morris requested for a clear out at the top of […]

Dennis Smith Jr. of the New York Knicks returned to the team after missing the past few games due to a death in the family. It turned out to be a fairly important game, as the Knicks faced off against the Dallas Mavericks – DSJ’s former team – the current home of hated former Knick […]

Dallas Mavericks center Kristaps Porzingis isn’t letting the boos (and expletives) get to him in his return to the Madison Garden on Thursday. The Mavs’ 7’3 Latvian center punctuated his strong showing against his former team New York Knicks, with a well-timed two-handed put back jam that certainly had Knicks fans reminiscing. With three seconds […]

R.J. Barrett, the No. 3 overall pick of the New York Knicks, sauced up the reigning Rookie of the Year Luka Doncic during the Knicks/Mavericks game on Thursday night: RJ's spin move on Luka 😳 pic.twitter.com/Sy6cMt1GSD — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) November 15, 2019 Barrett left Doncic in the dust with a nifty spin move and […]

Kristaps Porzingis of the Dallas Mavericks played his first game back in Madison Square Garden, the home of the New York Knicks, after being traded by the venerable franchise last season. At the halftime buzzer, Porzingis seemingly forgot which team he was on, as he was so used to heading back to the Knicks’ locker […]

Former New York Knick and now Dallas Mavericks forward Kristaps Porzingis received some unpleasantries in his first trip back to Madison Square Garden. The rowdy New York crowd chanted “asshole” as the 7’3 Latvian big shot his free throws with seven seconds left before halftime in the Dallas Mavericks’ road game versus the Knicks on […]

The storyline that has loomed over the New York Knicks’ matchup with the Dallas Mavericks at Madison Square Garden is the return of Kristaps Porziņģis for the first time since being traded. Given that Porziņģis asked to be traded by the Knicks, it’s expected that fans would voice their displeasure with him. That’s exactly what […]

The New York Knicks traded big man Kristaps Porzingis to the Dallas Mavericks on Jan. 31, 2019. Since then, every team in the NBA has won at least 10 games except for one: the Knicks. Since the Kristaps Porzingis trade on January 31, 2019, every team in the NBA has won at least 10 games […]

When he requested a trade from the New York Knicks last season, Kristaps Porzingis had no idea the Dallas Mavericks were in the mix to acquire him, as the Mavs weren’t one of his preferred destinations at the time, according to Michael Scotto of Bleacher Report. The Mavs inquired about Porzingis’ availability last January. They […]

Dallas Mavericks young big man Kristaps Porzingis will face the last test against his former team rather quickly into this season, now tasked with getting a win on the road against the New York Knicks in his return to Madison Square Garden. Mavs head coach Rick Carlisle is cognizant of the pressure-cooker environment Porzingis could […]

For the first time since being traded to the Dallas Mavericks, Kristaps Porzingis will play in Madison Square Garden. Ahead of Thursday’s duel with his former team, the New York Knicks, Porzingis shared his thoughts on the matter and admitted that it’ll be ‘weird’ to be in the visitors’ locker. “A lot of excitement, a […]

Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Doncic made it clear that he has Kristaps Porzingis’ back despite the latter’s early season struggles. Porzingis, who has been way off in the Mavs’ past few games, is also facing the biggest game of his career as he returns to the Big Apple to face his former team. This […]

Luka Doncic was an enigma before he even played his first NBA game. He entered the league as a teenager and Euroleague MVP, and they hype around his rising star at last year’s draft was matched only by the questions as to how his game would translate to the NBA. Doncic answered those questions by […]

Dallas Mavericks forward Kristaps Porzingis will be playing against his former team, the New York Knicks, on Thursday. Porzingis is already expecting fans at Madison Square Garden to react negatively toward him: Kristaps Porzingis will play as a visitor in Madison Square Garden for the first time on Thursday. At practice this morning, he said […]

The New York Knicks were bad during Kristaps Porzingis’ short tenure with the club, and they are still bad without him. The Knicks have gotten off to a 2-9 start this season, but one of their wins actually came at the expense of Porzingis’ Dallas Mavericks last week. On Thursday night, New York will host […]

Dallas Mavericks forward Kristaps Porzingis returned to New York for the first time since being traded by the Knicks nine months ago. While he misses the energy and passion of the fans, his biggest regret is not being able to build something big for them before his trade to the Mavs. “This is a basketball […]

The recent trend of load management has had fans and players up in arms, while many coaches and executives have supported the belief of its merits. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban falls on the latter side of this discussion, arguing it would be “dumb” to ignore the years of research that has been used to […]

In the offseason, there were rumors indicating that the Dallas Mavericks had interest in acquiring Andre Iguodala from the Memphis Grizzlies. However, the Mavs are reportedly more likely to use their $11.7 million trade exception from the Harrison Barnes deal to acquire another player. The Golden State Warriors traded Iguodala, as well as a protected […]

Kristaps Porzingis has had a difficult time adapting to his new team after playing in nine of the first 10 games of the season for the Dallas Mavericks. Monday night’s game against the Boston Celtics was another example, one that forced head coach Rick Carlisle to yank him at a crucial point of the game. […]

Looking at his shooting from Monday night’s matchup against the Dallas Mavericks, it would be a complete understatement to say that Jayson Tatum had an off night from the floor for the Boston Celtics. The third-year forward had an uncharacteristically awful shooting night on Monday, with Tatum going 1-of-18 against Dallas. Unfortunately for the 21-year-old, […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic had some tall praise for Jaylen Brown, who defended him the majority of the game during Monday’s game against the Boston Celtics. Doncic put up 34 points, but he had to work for every one of them, along with his six rebounds, and nine assists — as Brown competed at […]

Kristaps Porzingis admits it’s still a transition to get back into playing form after missing a year-and-a-half with a torn ACL injury that saw him miss the entire 2018-19 season. The Dallas Mavericks forward argues the toughest thing to gain back in the instinctive feel for the game, something he’s been looking to regain through […]

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic can’t seem to do no wrong these days. In just his second year in the league, the 20-year-old has turned a lot of heads this season and has already emerged as the franchise player for the Mavs. He channeled his inner” MJ” on Monday night against the Boston Celtics when […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart got inadvertently hit in the nether regions by Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic in their teams’ match-up on Monday. Adding insult to injury, Smart was the one who got flagged for the foul. The Slovenian sensation received a dribble hand-off from Maxi Kleber and drove hard to the center of […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says Mavs power forward Kristaps Porzingis is “a bonafide superstar.” Cuban says Mavs fans should be patient with Porzingis, who is still a little bit rusty after missing the entire 2018-19 season recovering from his ACL tear: Mark Cuban on Kristaps Porzingis: "The guy is a bonafide superstar! He's putting […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens says Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is “the best young player I’ve ever seen” in the pick-and-roll game. Doncic and the Mavs are 6-3 on the season. They will take on Stevens and his Celtics squad on Monday. Doncic, added Stevens, “is the best young player I’ve ever seen” […]