Dallas Mavericks Articles - Page 232

This wasn’t supposed to be a rivalry. There was virtually nothing to suggest that Dwyane Wade and Dirk Nowitzki would become rivals but it happened nonetheless. During All-Star Weekend, Wade and Nowitzki played their final All-Star Games and were given honorary jerseys to commemorate the momentous occasion. The Miami Heat guard is definite about retiring, […]

Wesley Matthews made his return to Dallas on Wednesday for the first time since the Mavs traded him, and the swingman got a great video tribute from the organization. Now with the Indiana Pacers, Matthews said he was actually surprised he got a video tribute, but was very appreciative of the video and the reception […]

On Thursday afternoon, news came down the wire stating that Jason Witten will be returning to the Dallas Cowboys after a stint with ESPN’s Monday Night Football broadcast team. After hearing Witten’s announcement, fellow Dallas icon and Mavs legend Dirk Nowitzki sent out a brief message on Twitter to welcome him back: Welcome baaaaack @JasonWitten […]

Dallas Mavericks icon Dirk Nowitzki is still undecided whether he will choose to play another year in the NBA or not. The longtime face of the Mavs returned after missing the last four games of the 2017-18 season to undergo a clean-up procedure in his ankle, hoping to be in full health for this go-around. […]

Dirk Nowitzki is a shell of his former self. It’s a truth that the Dallas Mavericks’ GOAT has come to grips with for a while now, exacerbated by an unfortunate knee injury that required surgery and moved his possible retirement plans a little earlier than he hoped. Still, it hurts to be reminded by that […]

Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki might have faced the Indiana Pacers for the final time on Wednesday. Prior to the game, Pacers head coach Nate McMillan reflected on how much of a “matchup nightmare” the Mavs legend was back in his prime. Per Fox Sports, McMillan, who’s been coaching since 2000, shared his thoughts on […]

Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers is a huge fan of Dallas Mavericks rookie phenom Luka Doncic. Rivers says Doncic is becoming one of his favorite players to watch in the NBA. “He’s my favorite player to watch almost and not talking just rookies,” Rivers told Marc Stein of the New York Times. “First […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle hates to throw names out there for comparison. But for him, Mavs rookie Luka Doncic has similar traits to LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers and basketball legend Magic Johnson. Per Marc Stein of the New York Times, Carlisle shared his observations on Doncic. For him, the 19-year-old […]

Indiana Pacers shooting guard Wesley Matthews makes his return to the American Airlines Center on Wednesday to take on the Dallas Mavericks, and while the swingman doesn’t hold a grudge against the Mavs for trading him, he is still looking for blood. The Mavs traded Matthews, DeAndre Jordan and Dennis Smith Jr. to the New […]

New Sacramento Kings addition Harrison Barnes recalled his sudden trade from the Dallas Mavericks to California’s capital in what turned out to be a “crazy” trade deadline. Barnes played the bulk of two and a half seasons with the Mavs before getting dealt only days after his former team dealt three starters to the New […]

The Atlanta Hawks are well out of the playoff race this season. But there are plenty of reasons to believe in a bright future for the team. The first that comes to mind is rookie sensation Trae Young. For a piece published Tuesday afternoon, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic asked Young about the Rookie of […]

After recording his fourth triple-double of his career on Monday against the Los Angeles Clippers, Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic now has four of the five triple-doubles recorded by teenagers in NBA history. Orlando Magic point guard Markelle Fultz has the other. He recorded it with the Philadelphia 76ers last season. Luka Doncic now has four […]

As if the Indiana Pacers need any more injuries, they will be without big man Domantas Sabonis and might also be sans guard Tyreke Evans for their game against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night, according to J. Michael of The Indianapolis Star. Sabonis is nursing an ankle injury and Evans is dealing with food […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic posted 28 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists in his team’s loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night, marking his fourth triple-double of the season. In doing so, Doncic tied a Maverick rookie record that was set by Jason Kidd back in the 1994-95 campaign. Luka Doncic recorded […]

LA Clippers head coach Doc Rivers says he wasn’t planning on making a devotion to Mavs legend Dirk Nowitzki during Monday night’s game at Staples Center. Nowitzki, now 40 years of age, is said to be playing in his last season. In lieu of this fact, Rivers felt the urge to recognize the NBA legend […]

Late in the fourth quarter of the Los Angeles Clippers’ win over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night, Clippers head coach Doc Rivers stopped the game and called timeout to address the Staples Center crowd in order to honor Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki, who is widely believed to be retiring at the end of the […]

Late in the fourth quarter of the Los Angeles Clippers’ win over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday night, Clippers head coach Doc Rivers stopped the game and called timeout to address the Staples Center fans and honor Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki, who is widely assumed to be retiring at the end of the season. It […]

Luka Doncic is the ultimate troll. Before the game, the Dallas Mavericks guard hilariously videobombed FOX Sports reporters during the pregame warmups. The broadcast showed a highlight of Doncic. While Fox reporter Mark Followill talked up the rookie sensation, Doncic chimed in to hear what he was saying about him: Luka had some fun during pregame […]

The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Dallas Mavericks by a score of 121-112 on Monday night, but the final score was only a mere footnote to the best moment of the game. The most touching moment came late in the fourth quarter when Doc Rivers stopped the game and used a timeout to address the […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has arguably been the NBA’s top rookie this season. Despite Dallas’ disappointing season, however, all eyes have been on the Slovenian wonderboy. But Doncic isn’t quite embracing that attention, according to Mavs head coach Rick Carlisle. Carlisle on the attention Luka gets from fans: "I haven’t seen and I wasn’t […]

The LA Clippers had no chance on drafting European sensation Luka Doncic during the 2018 NBA Draft. However, it seems the team and head coach Doc Rivers had their eyes on the teenager this past summer. While just about every team from around the league at least did their homework in regards to Doncic, it […]

Dallas Mavericks Dirk Nowitzki became just the fourth player in NBA history to play 1,500 games. The Mavs star joined NBA legends Robert Parish (1611 games played), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1560), and John Stockton (1504) in the exclusive list. Congrats to @swish41 of the @dallasmavs for becoming the 4th player in @NBAHistory to play in 1,500 games! […]

Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks are set to take on the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night, and the future Hall of Famer can’t help but reminisce his best moments at Staples Center. During the Mavs’ shootaround, Nowitzki was asked about his favorite moment in the said arena, and his answer was pretty obvious. […]

Mavs rookie Luka Doncic has missed the last two games due to a sore right ankle, but it sounds like he has been cleared to play in Monday’s matchup against the Clippers. Mavs beat writer Mark Followill shared news of Doncic’s status after Monday’s shootaround: Luka expected to play tonight vs Clippers per Carlisle at […]

After a surprise 130-118 victory on Sunday night against the San Antonio Spurs, the New York Knicks were able to avoid tying an embarrassing record for the most consecutive home defeats for any team in the history of the league. Fortunately for the Knicks, their home losing streak ends at 18 — just one defeat […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie sensation Luka Doncic and forward Maxi Kleber are expected to miss the team’s game against the LA Clippers at Staples Center on Monday. #Mavs' forwards Luka Doncic and Maxi Kleber are listed as questionable to play tomorrow night against the #Clippers. Dallas has today off before playing in L.A. tomorrow. Clippers play […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle announced that rookie sensation Luka Doncic will miss his second straight game when the Mavs visit the Utah Jazz at Salt Lake City on Saturday. Rick Carlisle says Luka Doncic is officially out tonight at Utah. — Eddie Sefko (@ESefko) February 24, 2019 Doncic already missed the Mavs’ game […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban worries that the death of the one-and-done rule in the NBA will lead to a lot of professional athletes that lack the life skills necessary to prosper in the league. In an interview with the Dallas News, Cuban iterated that he was “fine” with the NBA’s proposal to lower the […]

Dallas Mavericks legend Dirk Nowitzki on Friday met with one of his biggest fans. The 92-year-old venerable lady got to meet her favorite Mav. You can watch the video below. Dirk made this 92-year-old fan's birthday wish come true 😊 pic.twitter.com/Lhr6HBiq3A — ESPN (@espn) February 23, 2019 Nowitzki has been non-committal with his plans of […]

Friday evenings’ contest between the Denver Nuggets and Dallas Mavericks ended 114-110, in favor of the Nuggets. After the game, Nuggets head coach Michael Malone spoke of his impression of Mavs rookie Luka Doncic. He compared Doncic to other great Caucasian guards, such as Pistol Pete and Jason Williams. Malone told Mavs.com: “He has a flair […]

The Dallas Mavericks mortgaged their short-term future by trading for injured big man Kristaps Porzingis earlier this month. So as the team embarks on its final stretch of the 2018-19 season, the absence of Luka Doncic, thankfully, doesn’t loom nearly as large it would have otherwise. The Rookie of the Year front-runner won’t play in […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie Luka Doncic says “it was amazing” to hear Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade compare his passing skills to Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. After the Heat and Mavs played before the All-Star break, Wade said Doncic’s passing reminded him of James from the standpoint of how Luka can find shooters in […]

Utah Jazz forward Donovan Mitchell called out the NCAA in the aftermath of Zion Williamson’s injury: Again let’s remember all the money that went into this game…. and these players get none of it…. and now Zion gets hurt… something has to change @NCAA — Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) February 21, 2019 Williamson, projected to be […]

Zion Williamson is a freak of nature. No human being that big and strong should still be that explosive, quick, and skilled. The Duke freshman going first overall is practically a formality at this point— regardless of fit. For those of you who pay no attention to betting, that would mean you would have to […]

What does Dallas Mavericks rookie phenom Luka Doncic do in his spare time? Play Fortnite, of course! When Luka Doncic isn't destroying your favorite NBA team, he's dominating Fortnite. I enjoyed this exchange between Luka and a reporter, who asked what the 19-year-old likes to do for fun. Luka comes off like a shy teenager. […]

Dirk Nowitzki’s performance in the 2019 All-Star game was as successful as it was short-lived. The Dallas Mavericks legend entered Sunday’s exhibition with 56.6 seconds left in the first quarter. He drained his first three-pointer off a hand-off from Blake Griffin just over 20 seconds later, connected on another deep triple off a set play […]

Despite being waived by the Dallas Mavericks as part of its roster revamping at the trade deadline, big man Salah Mejri found his way back to the team soon afterward. According to Mike Fisher of 247Sports, Mejri’s decision to return to the Mavs was based solely on his relationship with prized rookie Luka Doncic: Lotsa […]

Dallas Mavericks rookie sensation Luka Doncic had quite a memorable All-Star Weekend debut. Not only did he manage a couple of appearances in two of the weekend’s events, but the 19-year-old also saw to it that he would engage in some much needed R&R shortly after. Doncic decided to use some of his down time […]

With the Dallas Mavericks close to falling out of the playoff race, the Mavs have set their sights toward the offseason. With clear holes in their roster and some money to spend, fans have started to dream about the top tier free agents, including Golden State Warriors stars Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson. However, according […]