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The Dallas Mavericks will get a boost when big man Kristaps Porzingis makes his season debut Monday night against the New Orleans Pelicans. Shams Charania of The Athletic reported Porzingis has been cleared for game activity following months of rehab after offseason knee surgery. https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1348674555703947264 The Mavs are 5-4 to start the year, rebounding from […]

The Dallas Mavericks are itching to get back their Latvian superstar Kristaps Porzingis. Porzingis hasn’t been available throughout the start of the 2020-21 season as he rehabs from his knee surgery in October, leaving the Mavs slightly thin in the frontcourt. While there’s no direct date for the 7-foot-3 center’s return, head coach Rick Carlisle […]

The Dallas Mavericks have been cautious with star forward Kristaps Porzingis as he recovers from offseason knee surgery. However, the Mavs star’s return might be imminent. Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle said Tuesday Porzingis was a “full go” in practice, per ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. This would seemingly indicate he is on the verge of making […]

Dallas Mavericks forward Kristaps Porzingis has resumed basketball activities as the Mavs prepare for the start of the season. Rick Carlisle is watching this situation closely. Porzingis underwent surgery in October to repair a torn lateral meniscus suffered during Dallas’ first-round playoff loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. However, the team had been optimistic he […]

The 2020-21 NBA season is right around the corner, which means the fantasy basketball season is upon us as well. With a little more than a week to go before the regular season tips off, most fantasy basketball leagues will have their drafts within the next week. Team owners are studying who to draft, what strategy […]

Dallas Mavericks power forward Kristaps Porzingis met with the Mavs media on Thursday and talked about how he initially thought he was going to be ready for the start of the 2020-21 season when he underwent surgery to address a lateral meniscus tear in his right knee. However, things changed for Porzingis when the NBA […]

Dallas Mavericks fans collectedly gasped when Kristaps Porzingis suffered a lateral meniscus injury in his right knee in the 2020 playoffs. However, in a rather positive update for the Mavs, the Latvian big man was spotted putting up some shots in the gym. Porzingis, who underwent surgery last October, didn’t go full throttle in his […]

Dallas Mavericks stars Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis have reacted with heavy hearts following the death of soccer legend Diego Maradona. Having played for Real Madrid’s basketball team for a number of years before coming over to the NBA, Doncic is a huge fan of soccer and the Mavs superstar expressed his feelings to Maradona’s […]

The Dallas Mavericks could be at an early deficit to start the 2020-21 season. Mavs president Donnie Nelson said Kristaps Porzingis is likely to miss time at the beginning of the year as he continues to recover from meniscus surgery: “He’s going to be into the season,” Nelson said, via Brad Townsend of The Dallas Morning […]

Trade season is almost here and everyone has been chiming in on teams who could give the reigning NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers a run for their money in the 2020-2021 season. One of the teams which could potentially instantly boost its chances: the Dallas Mavericks. Dallas had the league’s best offense last season. Luka […]

Dallas Mavericks star Kristaps Porzingis underwent surgery to address a lateral meniscus tear in his right knee which he suffered during the 2020 playoffs. The surgery was performed last October. Porzingis, who is usually pretty quiet on social media, recently provided an update on his surgically repaired right knee, via Brad Townsend of the Dallas […]

The Dallas Mavericks’ promising run in the 2020 NBA Playoffs was cut short by a meniscus tear sustained by big man Kristaps Porzingis in his right knee, which wound up requiring surgery. Porzingis first suffered the knee injury during Game 1 of the team’s first-round series against the Los Angeles Clippers. Porzingis still managed to […]

Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Doncic is no doubt the player that the Western Conference franchise will continue to build around in the coming years. Although Donic has only been in the NBA for two seasons, one of which was shortened by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Mavs superstar has already solidified himself as one […]

New York Knicks fans are killing Dallas Mavericks star Kristaps Porzingis in his Twitter mentions after KP posted a random dunk highlight from his loss to the Knicks during the 2019-20 season at MSG. Porzingis, who was traded by the Knicks to the Mavs in Jan. 2019, is still a villain in New York after […]

Dallas Mavericks star Kristaps Porzingis will be ready for the start of next season’s Mavs training camp, according to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. Porzingis underwent surgery recently to repair a lateral meniscus tear to his knee. The surgery came after Porzingis explored multiple options to expedite his recovery for the Mavs. Per Tim MacMahon: “Sources have […]

Dallas Mavericks power forward Kristaps Porzingis was hindered by a knee ailment in the Mavs’ playoff series versus the Los Angeles Clippers. After considering his options following the team’s elimination from the postseason, Porzingis has undergone surgery to repair a meniscus tear, per the Mavericks’ public relations Twitter account. The Dallas Mavericks issued the following […]

As part of their competitive DNA, the Dallas Mavericks organization has always been known to make the bold, necessary move for the franchise. The Mavs have been known to draft cornerstone players throughout the course of their history to try and build a playoff-worthy squad. Though their trips to the NBA Finals have been few […]

Dallas Mavericks big man Kristaps Porzingis has been plagued with injuries over the past few years. There’s no denying that he’s a great talent, but to some extent, injuries have gotten in the way of his development. A former team doctor for the Mavs recently opened up about Porzingis’ situation. According to Dr. Souryal, while […]

Kristaps Porzingis’ season-ending injury was a big gut blow to the Dallas Mavericks, as they hope to muster two more wins against the favored Los Angeles Clippers looked all the grimmer after his injury was announced. It didn’t take long for the Latvian forward to face concerns about his “glass body” after coming off missing […]

The Dallas Mavericks mounted a legitimate challenge in the first round against a heavily favored Los Angeles Clippers side. As a matter of fact, there were a couple of instances during the series that the Mavs had some of us convinced that they could actually pull off the upset. In the end, however, the Clippers […]

Kristaps Porzingis of the Dallas Mavericks will miss the remainder of his team’s playoff series with the Los Angeles Clippers due to suffering a torn meniscus in his right knee. Despite this loss, Porzingis hopes to bounce back soon, tweeting those words on Saturday afternoon. I appreciate all the support! I love this game and […]

The Dallas Mavericks have already announced that big man Kristaps Porzingis will be out for the remainder of the first-round series against the Los Angeles Clippers due to a lateral meniscus tear in his right knee. However, if the Mavs beat the Clippers and advanced to the second round, there’s optimism that he’ll return. “The […]

Mavs star Kristaps Porzingis has a meniscus tear in his right knee. He’s done for the rest of the 2020 playoffs, per Marc Stein of the New York Times. The Mavericks announce that Kristaps Porzingis has been playing with a lateral meniscus tear in his right knee and have ruled him out for the remainder […]

Dallas Mavericks big man Kristaps Porzingis is dealing with soreness in his right knee and some Mavs fans were hopeful the postponement of Game 6 of the Los Angeles Clippers series would help KP play in the rescheduled match. However, based on what Mavs head coach Rick Carlisle is saying, it doesn’t appear Porzingis is […]

Kristaps Porzingis, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Los Angeles Clippers all know that we’ve seen our fair share of bad calls in the NBA. At this point, it’s something we all have to get accustomed to already as the fact of the matter is that basketball is officiated by mere human beings and it will […]

Dallas Mavericks center Kristaps Porzingis watched helplessly from the sidelines for the second straight game, as his team got starched by to the Los Angeles Clippers, 111-154, in Game 5 of their Western Conference first-round series on Tuesday. The 7-foot-3 Latvian was expected to suit up in Game 4 but was deemed a late scratch […]

Dallas Mavericks forward Kristaps Porzingis has been ruled out of Tuesday’s Game 5 against the Los Angeles Clippers, according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. The Mavs’ 7-foot-3 forward was listed as questionable prior to Tuesday after being a late scratch in Game 4 — something that became an afterthought after teammate Luka […]

Dallas Mavericks power forward Kristaps Porzingis was a late scratch in Game 4 against the Los Angeles Clippers due to right knee soreness. While the Mavs were able to defeat the Clippers without Porzingis thanks to the brilliance of Luka Doncic, Dallas will need Porzingis in the lineup moving forward if the team wants to […]

The Dallas Mavericks had to make a game-time decision on superstar Luka Doncic after Doncic suffered an ankle sprain in Game 3 of the team’s first-round matchup with the Los Angeles Clippers. But while Doncic is playing, Mavs big man Kristaps Porzingis is out for Sunday’s crucial Game 4 with right knee soreness. The Mavs […]

NBA legend Charles Barkley has nothing but respect for Dallas Mavericks stars Luka Doncic and Kristaps Porzingis for the way they have stood up against the Los Angeles Clippers’ bullying. The first three games of the Mavs-Clippers first-round playoffs matchup has been intense, to say the least. In Game 1, KP was ejected after getting […]

Kristaps Porzingis is locked in. The Dallas Mavericks starting center finally got his first playoff win on Wednesday night against the Los Angeles Clippers to even their playoff series to 1-1. And per the 25-year old, huge victories like this don’t do much for his confidence which, according to Porzingis himself, is already way up […]

While odds are not necessarily in favor of the Dallas Mavericks in their first-round series with the Los Angeles Clippers, big man Kristaps Porzingis strongly believes that the Mavs could beat the Western powerhouse. Although Porzingis was controversially ejected in Game 1, the Mavs’ performance showed they can compete with the Clippers. With that said, […]

As expected, Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle still doesn’t sound too pleased about Mavs star power forward Kristaps Porzingis getting ejected on Monday against the Los Angeles Clippers. The Mavs coach doesn’t believe players should get technicals or ejected for punching the air, per Callie Caplan of the Dallas Morning News. Carlisle wants more […]

LOS ANGELES – It appears tensions between Doc Rivers‘ LA Clippers and Kristaps Porzingis‘ Dallas Mavericks are already heating up just one game into their first round playoff series. Porzingis was ejected from Monday night’s Game 1 between the Clippers and Mavs after picking up a second technical foul in an altercation with Marcus Morris. […]

Dallas Mavericks big man Kristaps Porzingis was ejected from his very first playoff game after receiving two technical fouls in Game 1 against the Los Angeles Clippers. Porzingis exited the game in the middle of the third quarter with the Mavs still in control of the contest. This ended up swinging the momentum of the […]

NBA Twitter exploded when officials ejected Dallas Mavericks star Kristaps Porzingis from Game 1 of their Western Conference first round series against the Los Angeles Clippers. ESPN tried to get the reaction of Mavs owner Mark Cuban. However, the billionaire businessman opted to remain mum on what many believe was a bogus decision from the […]

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series on Monday night. The game’s final outcome read a 118-110 win for LA, but a quick dive into the game will show a lot more controversy, mainly between Kristaps Porzingis and Marcus Morris. Porzingis was ejected […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic was not happy with the ejection of Kristaps Porzingis in the third quarter of Game 1 of the Mavs’ first-round playoff showdown against the Los Angeles Clippers. The odds were already against the Mavs when they began their postseason on Monday against the second-seeded Clippers. However, the odds further swayed […]

Dallas Mavericks big man Kristaps Porzingis was controversially ejected in Game 1 of their eventual loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. Like most, the Latvian didn’t agree with the call but was nonetheless apologetic. The officials slapped two technical fouls on Porzingis which led to his ejection with 9:10 remaining in the third quarter. The […]