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Luka Doncic was out of his mind again Monday night, as he led the Dallas Mavericks to a 111-105 victory over the Detroit Pistons at home. Doncic unleashed yet another scoring masterpiece in the Pistons game, embarrassing every defender who tried to stop him on his way to a 50-point night. It was Doncic’s fifth […]

Luka Doncic is in the midst of another outstanding season. The Dallas Mavericks are well aware of this fact and it seems that the Mavs have every intention of not letting Doncic’s fascinating campaign go to waste yet again. There has been a lot of talk about Luka doing all the heavy lifting for the […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic missed Saturday’s game against the Utah Jazz due to an ankle injury. Without their best player and one of the best in the league, the Mavs lost to the Jazz by a final score of 108-100 behind 29 points and five rebounds from Most Improved Player candidate Lauri Markkanen. Doncic, […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic has been upgraded for Monday’s game against the Detroit Pistons, though his injury remains a concern despite the improvement. Doncic is now questionable to play after missing the Mavs’ last game against the Utah Jazz due to an ankle injury, per team reporter Eddie Sefko. The Slovenian sensation suffered an […]

Luka Doncic, who previously suffered an ankle injury on Thursday against the Phoenix Suns, has been ruled out for the Dallas Mavericks-Utah Jazz clash on Saturday, per Adrian Wojnarowski. However, Doncic’s injury is considered to be mild and he’s listed as day-to-day. Mavs’ head coach Jason Kidd recently addressed Doncic’s ankle ailment, per Callie Caplan. […]

There’s no denying that Luka Doncic is one of the top superstars in the NBA today. It’s also a known fact that he has pretty much been a lone wolf for the Dallas Mavericks in that he’s petty much been carrying the Mavs all by himself throughout this season. Minnesota Timberwolves veteran Austin Rivers clearly […]

Luka Doncic is the life force of the Dallas Mavericks. The Slovenian superstar has carried his team on his back multiple times this season. So when Doncic went down with an apparent injury during their last game against the Phoenix Suns, every fan in the world was rightly worried about the star. Thankfully, Jason Kidd […]

Luka Doncic lasted just three minutes in Thursday’s matchup between the Dallas Mavericks and the Phoenix Suns. The Mavs superstar was forced to exit early in the first quarter with a concerning ankle injury, and at this point, it doesn’t look very good. It wasn’t long before the Mavs announced that Luka had been ruled […]

Life just got tougher for Luka Doncic when Dallas Mavericks teammate Christian Wood went down with a hand injury last week. Doncic was already doing most of the heavy lifting for the Mavs for pretty much the entire season, and the fact that Wood is currently on the shelf only adds more burden for Luka. […]

The Dallas Mavericks entered their Thursday night matchup against the Phoenix Suns already having to endure the absence of Christian Wood, the team’s second-leading scorer behind Luka Doncic. However, circumstances appear to have gone from bad to worse for the middling Mavericks after Doncic stepped on Mikal Bridges’ foot on a turnaround attempt early on […]

The Dallas Mavericks will be in for a tough next few games with Christian Wood out due to a thumb injury. The Mavs’ marquee offseason acquisition fractured his thumb against the Atlanta Hawks on January 18, and it remains unclear until when he won’t be able to play. Thus, Luka Doncic and the Mavs, who […]

With 12.1 seconds left and the Dallas Mavericks down 126-125 to the Washington Wizards on Tuesday night, Luka Doncic drew a foul to send him to the line. He sank the first free throw to tie the game but clanked the second one to keep the Mavs from pulling ahead. Kyle Kuzma got fouled on […]

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks absorbed yet another loss Tuesday night when they fell prey to the Washington Wizards at home, 127-126. The loss was not because of a lack of effort from Doncic, though. After all, he stuffed the stat sheets again in a huge statistical performance that put him in an extremely […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic got the whole NBA Twitter going wild once again after he showed against the Washington Wizards that he can do anything he wants on the basketball court. Late in the first quarter while being guarded by Wizards forward Anthony Gill, Doncic showed his usual “Luka Magic” by draining a tough […]

The 2023 NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City is just around the corner. While the game itself isn’t until Feb. 19, fan voting has already closed and we’ll learn who the starters are on Thursday. As a reminder, fans account for 50% of the voting, while players and media members account for 25% each. […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic did not like the way a fan slapped him from behind as he was making his way out of the playing court after Sunday’s 112-98 home loss to Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers. Luka Doncic did not appreciate this fan slapping his back after the Mavs' loss to […]

Jason Kidd is satisfied with how the Dallas Mavericks handled Luka Doncic’s foul trouble on Sunday against the Los Angeles Clippers, though he emphasized the teams needs to further grow in such situations. Doncic had three fouls in the first half of the game, which certainly limited his production and what he could do on […]

A huge part of how NBA players are who they are today are their parents. Like everyone else, parents play a critical role in guiding their kids, in terms of values, principles, and character. They are easily a child’s first ever pair of role models. Although a lot of NBA players follow in their parents’ […]

Luka Doncic is the best young player in the NBA today, and the Dallas Mavericks star continues to erase any doubts about that status with his sensational play. On Friday against the Miami Heat, Doncic exploded for 34 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists to lead the Mavs to the 115-90 victory. The Slovenian guard […]

The Dallas Mavericks have been one of the most inconsistent teams this year. Their formula to success does not seem to be sustainable if they want to compete for an NBA championship in the next couple of years. Luka Doncic is on track for another top 5 MVP performance at the very least, but he […]

The Dallas Mavericks will need to get by without one of their best players for the next week at the very least. The Mavs announced on Thursday that big man Christian Wood is out for a minimum of seven days with a thumb injury. This is brutal news for Luka Doncic and Co. They’re currently […]

Jason Kidd didn’t hold back in his assessment of the Dallas Mavericks’ poor play after they lost their third straight game on Wednesday against the Atlanta Hawks. The Mavs actually played a good game offensively. Luka Doncic, Spencer Dinwiddie and Christian Wood combined for 72 points in the game, with the team shooting 52.4 percent […]

When talking about the best young guards in the league, Luka Doncic’s name immediately comes to mind. He’s then followed by the likes of Ja Morant, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Trae Young, among many others. However, for NBA legend Gary Payton, the Memphis Grizzlies star is on the top of his list and no one else […]

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks suffered a huge blow in December when Maxi Kleber went down with a hamstring injury. There was some fear that the 30-year-old could be out for the remainder of the season for the Mavs with a torn hamstring. However, Kleber himself has recently refuted these claims as he provided […]

Luka Doncic arrived to the Dallas Mavericks-Atlanta Hawks game on Wednesday in an Apocalypse 6X6, per Bleacher Report and ESPN’s Mark Jones. The vehicle certainly looks like a tank. Luka pulled up in a TANK ahead of tonight's game 😳🚛 (via @MarkJonesESPN) pic.twitter.com/uOIKJ5IDgv — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) January 18, 2023 Doncic is clearly enjoying life […]

Dallas Mavericks’ owner Mark Cuban shot down a report that claimed Luka Doncic indicated he wants the Mavs’ roster upgraded prior to the NBA trade deadline, per ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. “Tim MacMahon got it dead wrong. Luka has never suggested, asked, demanded or discussed changes to the roster,” Cuban said. The initial report from MacMahon, […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic may be willing to stay with the franchise that was home to mentor Dirk Nowitzki for 20 seasons. However, that doesn’t mean that he’s content with the level of talent around him on this Mavs roster, as ESPN’s Tim MacMahon reports. “Sources said Doncic, who hasn’t shown a desire to […]

The recent viral mural featuring Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic holding a sign that reads “PLEASE SEND HELP” has been removed and blacked out, and for good reason. According to Preston Pannek–the artist who created the mural–Doncic himself has reached out to him and expressed his love and admiration for their work. However, the Mavs […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is not a fan of the Luka Doncic mural in Dallas that has recently gone viral. For those who missed it, a painting in Deep Ellum has generated quite the buzz after it made rounds online. The said mural showed Doncic raising a sign that reads, “PLEASE SEND HELP.” Around […]

The Dallas Mavericks listed guard Luka Doncic and forward Christian Wood as “questionable” before they face the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday, according to a tweet from the Stein Line’s Marc Stein. Guard Tim Hardaway Jr. was listed as “out” with a left ankle sprain. Doncic scored 15 points, grabbed six rebounds and dished 10 […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic may be a big LeBron James fan, but when asked where he ranks the Los Angeles Lakers star among the greats in NBA history, he was mum. Not that Doncic doesn’t know what to say, though. But instead, the Mavs guard just refused to answer it because he’s not into […]

After the Dallas Mavericks’ brutal 136-119 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on Saturday, the workload on the starters was a major talking point. After all, Luka Doncic and the rest of the Mavs were just a day removed from playing for 50 minutes against the Los Angeles Lakers. When asked about whether or not […]

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks were involved in an absolute thriller on Thursday night as they took on LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers at the Crypto.com Arena. The game went into double overtime and it certainly had no shortage of controversial moments throughout the high-profile marquee matchup. In spite of the fact […]

When the Dallas Mavericks made a trade with the New York Knicks in 2019 to acquire Kristaps Porzingis, they felt like they were getting a major piece to their puzzle. While Porzingis did not play at all that season as he recovered from an ACL injury, the Mavs were eager to pair him with Luka […]

The Dallas Mavericks earned a thrilling 119-115 double-overtime victory over the Los Angele Lakers on Thursday. Luka Doncic led  all scorers with 35 points. He added 14 rebounds and 13 assists to cap off an impressive triple-double. However, Doncic said after the game that Spencer Dinwiddie deserved credit for the Mavs’ win, per the Dallas […]

The Los Angeles Lakers needed just one stop in the dying seconds of regulation to seal a win over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night. But then, Luka Doncic happened. The Mavs star hit a stepback triple to knot the game at 101 and force overtime: LUKA DONCIC TIES IT 🔥pic.twitter.com/Jemqo2vPKf — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) January […]

The Dallas Mavericks acquired Christian Wood this past offseason to get more offensive help for Luka Doncic, especially someone who complements Doncic’s game well on the pick-and-roll. Over the past two seasons with the Houston Rockets, Wood has proven himself as an incredible offensive weapon, blessed with a soft touch from all over the floor. […]

There were two pop culture behemoths in Crypto.com Arena when the Los Angeles Lakers took on the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night. Luka Doncic may have secured the 119-115 win in double overtime over LeBron James that evening, but the Mavs guard was not one of them. He did get a meet and greet though […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers lost a thriller against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks by a score of 119-115 in double overtime on Thursday night. James and the Lakers were doomed by Doncic’s late-game heroics, as the Mavs star forced overtime with a clutch three over Lakers guard Dennis Schroder. The shot […]