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On Friday evening, a young Dallas Mavericks fan tweeted at Dennis Smith Jr. He discussed his admiration for the Mavs point guard and how he became his biggest fan in a short video. Smith Jr. tweeted out back at the fan with his appreciation. 🙏🏿🙏🏿 I appreciate your continued support! To the max!!! https://t.co/1eLW7cNfVh — […]

After Friday evening’s loss to the New Orleans Pelicans, many expressed wonder and concern at the Dallas Mavericks’ choice not to give Luka Doncic the ball in the last possession with the game on the line. But Mavs coach Rick Carlisle is owning up to the decision. The Pelicans were up by two with 3.8 seconds […]

Dallas Mavericks’ Luka Doncic is breaking all sorts of records. The 19-year-old rookie seems to be the first to do many things as a teenager in the NBA. On Friday evening, he set the record for the youngest player ever to hit 7 threes in an NBA game. Luka Doncic becomes the youngest player in […]

The Dallas Mavericks are in need of improving their roster, and there is speculation that the team is essentially open for business when it comes to potential trade talks. After a 15-11 start on the season, the Mavs have struggled to find their way in losing seven of their last eight games, which included a […]

The Dallas Mavericks might miss the services of Luka Doncic and Dennis Smith Jr. when they go up against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday. According to Dwain Price of Mavs.com, Luka Doncic is listed as probable due to a toenail injury. Meanwhile, Dennis Smith Jr. is questionable for the Mavs due to a sprained […]

During the summer of 2016, the New Orleans Pelicans considered spending all of their cap space on small forward Harrison Barnes, according to Zach Lowe of ESPN. The Golden State Warriors let Harrison Barnes walk in free agency that offseason because they signed Kevin Durant. When the Pelicans got cap space again, it was at the […]

Dallas Mavericks forward Luka Doncic is enjoying a breakout rookie season. So much so that some experts are viewing the Slovenian as the leading candidate for this season’s Rookie of the Year award. Their praise is not without merit, as the Mavs’ rookies statistics are comparable to those of LeBron James. This isn’t to say […]

Like the rest of us, Dallas Mavericks icon Dirk Nowitzki is impressed by how 19-year-old Mavs rookie Luka Doncic has already made a name for himself in the NBA. Per Tim MacMahon of ESPN, Nowitzki said: “He’s made a name for himself. Any time you’re known by just your first name after just a few […]

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic has been nothing short of spectacular. The Mavs rookie has wowed everyone across the league and really has shaken off the naysayers. Wednesday evening in the late stretch in a game versus the New Orleans Pelicans, the fans began to shout “MVP” as Doncic took free throws. You can hear the […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James was recently in some hot water for making comments about playing with New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis. Some small-market executives were upset with James’ comments, and he responded by listing off a bunch of players he’d like to play with, including Dallas Mavericks rookie phenom Luka Doncic. After […]

The Dallas Mavericks moved to 16-17 on the season with their 122-119 win against the New Orleans Pelicans, and Dirk Nowitzki reached another milestone. Dirk became the sixth player in NBA history to win 900 games: With the win tonight, @swish41 has become just the sixth player EVER with 900 career wins! Congrats Dirk! 🐐 […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic hit a ridiculous buzzer-beating 3-pointer to force overtime against the Portland Trail Blazers earlier this week, catching an inbounds pass in the corner with 0.6 seconds left on the clock and hoisting up a triple while falling out of bounds. The Mavericks ended up losing the game in overtime, but […]

The New Orleans Pelicans attempted to defend Dallas Mavericks center DeAndre Jordan, well, the way he should be defended on Wednesday night. The problem is, not everything seemed to be in order: Bold strategy giving DeAndre Jordan a WIDE OPEN lane 🤷‍♂️ (via @NBATV)pic.twitter.com/OM3stHCUTL — Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) December 27, 2018 They may as well […]

It seems like every time you turn around, Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki is achieving another milestone. On Wednesday night against the New Orleans Pelicans, the Mavs great moved into fourth place on the NBA’s all-time games played list, passing Karl Malone with 1,477 contests. Congrats to @swish41 of the @dallasmavs for moving up to […]

The Golden State Warriors are going to bring a piece of Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki with them when they move to their new arena in downtown San Francisco. In the 2007 playoffs, the No. 8 seeded Warriors beat Dirk Nowitzki and the No. 1 seeded Mavs in the first round of the playoffs. Nowitzki was […]

While the Dallas Mavericks claim they are not shopping starting point guard Dennis Smith Jr., NBA executives believe the Mavs will eventually trade the high-flyer due to the emergence of rookie phenom Luka Doncic — according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. Both Dennis Smith Jr. and Luka Doncic need the ball in […]

Basketball prodigy Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks made a fadeaway three which forced their game against the Portland Trail Blazers to overtime. However, the Mavs couldn’t finish the game off, falling short by just three points. Below is the 19-year-old’s amazing shot with 0.6 seconds left which sent the commentators wild and the crowd over […]

Golden State Warrior star Stephen Curry seems to be extremely impressed with what he’s seen from Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic. It has been an excellent start for Luka Doncic in his first season in the NBA, as he is currently averaging 18.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 4.9 assists per game while shooting 43.5 percent […]

On Saturday, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban raised some hairs when he made rather controversial comments about young basketball players in America, saying how they are more concerned with taunting and making mixtapes than actually learning the game. Luka Doncic has since reacted. He then suggested that America should send all of its young prospects over […]

Dallas Mavericks super rookie Luka Doncic had nasty spill in the third quarter of their showdown against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night. The Slovenian star fell hard on the floor, but also inadvertently hit a kid before doing so after making a tough drive to the basket. After realizing he hit the kid, […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic has taken the NBA world by storm this season and is leading the Rookie of the Year race. Now, the Mavs youngster has a poster dunk to throw on his highlight reel: LUKA DONCIC IS HERE FOR ALL OF IT. pic.twitter.com/2yHgbdr9Le — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 23, 2018 To be […]

It has been the Luka Doncic show at Oracle Arena on Saturday night. First, the Dallas Mavericks rookie dunks on Golden State Warriors big man Jonas Jerebko. Then, the Mavs phenom falls on a kid in the crowd after a hard drive to the basket. Luka Doncic. Not a fan of kids wearing suspenders.pic.twitter.com/oAh6v5UCrR — […]

LOS ANGELES – Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban made headline over the last several days following his team’s matchup with the L.A. Clippers. Heading into Thursday night’s game between the Mavs and Clippers for the first time at Staples Center, all eyes were on center DeAndre Jordan making his return to Los Angeles, where he […]

Dallas Mavericks forward Harrison Barnes is not enthralled with Mavs team owner Mark Cuban’s comments about youth basketball in the United States. After Cuban said that young players in America would be better served to learn the game in Europe (Slovenia, specifically) instead of learning how to “taunt and put together mixtapes,” Barnes had rather […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has come out to defend his earlier message pertaining to the development of youth basketball in the country. The 60-year-old billionaire has been called out for his statement, which is considered by some to be downright racist. In an earlier remark, Cuban shared his thoughts on how he believes the […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is of the opinion that American basketball players should journey to Slovenia to get a better grasp on the game. The Mavs owner is certainly going to face some heat for the following comments. Cuban has to be quite thrilled with what he’s gotten out of rookie Luka Doncic thus […]

LOS ANGELES – Doc Rivers and the L.A. Clippers welcomed DeAndre Jordan back inside the halls of Staples Center on Thursday night, and Rivers didn’t hide his pre-game feelings regarding his former All-Star center. “First time here and you know, for him, I hope he gets a grand applause, I mean I think when you […]

LOS ANGELES – On Thursday night, the L.A. Clippers welcome back their longest-tenured player in franchise history, DeAndre Jordan. Jordan, who is now with the Dallas Mavericks, spent 10 seasons with the Clippers from 2008 to 2018. Before his final three seasons with the Clippers were locked into a contract, however, one of the most […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic is gunning for a historic All-Star appearance, and more than a few people are taking notice. On Thursday, Los Angeles Clippers point guard Lou Williams got a chance to see the rookie live when he made his career high, and he couldn’t stop singing Doncic’s praises. “That boy is a […]

On Thursday night, Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic played arguably the best game of his young NBA career. The 19-year-old put up a career-high 32 points in the Mavs’ 125-121 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. Doncic has been nothing short of spectacular in his debut season, and to say that team owner Mark Cuban […]

The Dallas Mavericks made the first big move of the 2018 NBA Draft by swapping picks with the Atlanta Hawks in hopes to land their desired prospect in Luka Doncic. Turns out, a top-five protected draft pick was the only cost the Mavs had to pay for moving up two slots in this talent-filled draft, […]

Sometimes NBA players get tired of getting beat up on the defensive side. They often lash out and may foul a player pretty harshly. But in this instance, Los Angeles Clippers center Boban Marjanovic took his offense to new heights: Boban the rim protector 😳 pic.twitter.com/MAESe12QGN — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 21, 2018 Marjanovic full […]

Friday night was a bit of a homecoming for Dallas Mavericks center DeAndre Jordan. He spared no chance to have some fun with Los Angeles Clippers power forward Montrezl Harrell. Jordan was noticeably comfortable in his return to the Staples Center. Cameras even caught the moment where he jokingly attempted to pull Harrell’s bandana,via ClutchPoints’ […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban admires the European brand of basketball so much that he jokingly said that he’ll send his son over to learn basketball. Per Dwain Price of mavs.com, the 60-year-old Cuban compared the American style of basketball to the European brand of ball. He managed to slip in a joke which involved […]

The LA Clippers showed a tribute video for DeAndre Jordan of the Dallas Mavericks. Our own Tomer Azarly was on hand and posted the tribute video below as well as Jordan’s reaction to the standing ovation. #Clippers’ tribute video for DeAndre Jordan (@DeAndre). #Mavs pic.twitter.com/4bJoubhJTT — Tomer Azarly (@TomerAzarly) December 21, 2018 Jordan came back […]

Rookie phenom Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks is now the second player since 1983 to log in at least 500 points, 150 rebounds, and 100 assists by his 28th game in the NBA. Per Basketball-Reference, in his first 28 games as a pro, the 19-year-old has tallied 514 points, 188 rebounds, and 134 assists. […]

Right now, it looks like Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic is the heavy favorite to win the Rookie of the Year award. However, New York Knicks guard Allonzo Trier is telling us not to sleep on someone else: Deandre Ayton. In a now-deleted tweet, Trier stumped for the No. 1 overall pick in the coveted […]

Jamal Murray has made history. In this latest exciting bit of Denver Nuggets news, the 21-year-old point guard made this history by becoming the youngest player in the history of the franchise to record at least 15 assists in a game. Murray’s career-high number of assists came Tuesday night during the team’s 126-118 win over […]

Denver Nuggets guard Isaiah Thomas tweeted out his admiration for Dallas Mavericks rookie sensation Luka Doncic on Tuesday night: Doncic got HOOP game. Gotta keep it 💯 — Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) December 19, 2018 Real hoopers know what I’m talking about when I say “HOOP game”… it’s a difference between HOOPERS and good players — […]