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Dallas Mavericks rising star Luka Doncic, who won Rookie of the Year in 2018-19 with the Mavs and is on track to earn his first All-Star nod in 2020, has a fan in Hall of Fame guard and NBA executive Jerry West. Speaking to Kevin Sherrington of the Dallas Morning-News, West raved about Luka’s abilities and […]

Dallas Mavericks phenom Luka Doncic felt the love from NBA fans after becoming the leading vote-getter in the first returns of the 2020 NBA All-Star Game fan balloting, which saw him get 599 votes more than Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, the reigning MVP of the league. The Mavs star earned a total of 1,073,957 […]

Since returning from an ankle injury, Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic has noticeably been playing fewer minutes. Doncic still leads his team with the most playing time at 32.3 minutes per game. However, head coach Rick Carlisle has employed a new tactic. Carlisle often takes his superstar out much earlier that he did at the […]

Dallas Mavericks point guard Luka Doncic had a nice moment with a young fan who has epilepsy prior to Thursday night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets. Mavs assistant coach Darrell Armstrong brought the fan to the Slovenian native after seeing a sign describing his condition and amazing recovery. Mavs assistant coach Darrell Armstrong saw a […]

The Dallas Mavericks are likely to be with Luka Doncic for Thursday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets, though his teammates Kristaps Porzingis has been downgraded to miss the game, according to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon. Doncic suffered a right thigh contusion against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, but the left wrist sprain and back contusion […]

Dallas Mavericks forward Luka Dončić and Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo lead their respective conferences during the first return of the 2020 All-Star voting. Antetokounmpo boasts a humongous lead over the next-best frontcourt player in the East, getting more than 400,000 votes than Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid.  Players like Pascal Siakam, Jimmy Butler and […]

Luka Doncic is only in year two of his NBA career, but he has undoubtedly made the rise to superstardom this season. Most would say that they did not see this coming this early into his career. However, for Doncic’s former Real Madrid coach Pablo Laso, the phenomenon of Luka-mania comes as no surprise to […]

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Billy Donovan was at a loss for words about Dallas Mavericks phenom Luka Doncic when prompted as how to slow down the Mavs star who is one of the league’s MVP candidates. “It’s not like anybody’s stopping him this year. He’s averaging like 30 [points] a game,” Donovan said, per […]

The Mavs will have star Luka Doncic in the lineup on Tuesday when they finish off 2019 against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Doncic took a hard fall in the Mavs’ game on Sunday against the Los Angeles Lakers and suffered a left wrist sprain and back contusion. Luka will play tonight. Carlisle says Mavs will replace Hardaway […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has been upgraded to “probable” for Tuesday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, but his teammate, Tim Hardaway Jr, will be held out. Doncic has been dealing with a back contusion and a left wrist sprain after taking a hard fall in Sunday’s game against the Lakers. He managed […]

The Dallas Mavericks are listing Luka Doncic and Tim Hardaway Jr. as questionable for Tuesday when the Mavs take on the Oklahoma City Thunder. Doncic took a hard fall in the Mavs’ game on Sunday against the Los Angeles Lakers and suffered a left wrist sprain and back contusion. Hardaway, meanwhile, has a left hamstring […]

Mavs big man Boban Marjanovic is relatively new to the organization, but he’s already grown to respect Luka Doncic — both on and off the court. Marjanovic joined the Mavs on a two-year, $7 million deal back in July. The 7-4 Serbian recently spoke about what he’s seen in Luka as part of an interview […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers managed to one-up Luka Doncic and the young guns of the Dallas Mavericks as they outscored them last night. However, the biggest highlight of the night for some fans was the precious interaction between Doncic and Kobe Bryant. The media asked about his interaction with the Black Mamba, […]

The Dallas Mavericks suffered a quick scare when star Luka Doncic had to enter the concussion protocol after a hard fall to the court during a first-half drive to the basket during a 108-95 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Mavs phenom was fouled by Dwight Howard on the drive but stayed in the game […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers were able to get back on the winning horse after snapping a season-worst four-game skid against the Portland Trail Blazers, riding the momentum to take down Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. The Lakers limited Luka Doncic to 19 points on 5-of-14 shooting, giving him plenty […]

The accolades just keep piling on for Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic in just his second season in the league. The 20-year-old Slovenian stud suited up in his 100th career NBA game on Sunday, in the team’s 95-108 defeat at the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center. Despite the setback, Doncic still […]

Despite the Dallas Mavericks’ 108-95 loss at the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night, second-year Mavs guard Luka Doncic was still all smiles after the game as he had a chance to share a moment with Laker legend Kobe Bryant. Post-game hug between Mavericks’ Luka Doncic & Lakers legend Kobe Bryant pic.twitter.com/ENTSpVYUqw […]

For the second time this season, Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant attended a Laker game with his daughter Gigi. This time, however, it’s a bit different as LeBron James and Luka Doncic made sure that they share a moment with the Black Mamba. Doncic, the second-year phenom who plays for the Dallas Mavericks, greeted […]

The Dallas Mavericks hit a new high in terms of shooting efficiency against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday. Apart from snapping the Dubs’ personal season-best four game winning streak, the Mavs also became the first team in league history to go perfect from the line (21-for-21) while draining 24 three-pointers. Last night, the #Mavericks […]

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic took a scary fall in the first half of their game against the Los Angeles Lakers, which resulted in him immediately heading back to the Mavs’ locker room. Really hard fall, but Luka made two FT after thatpic.twitter.com/PuvV5EWZ2I — Eurohoops (@Eurohoopsnet) December 30, 2019 Fortunately, Doncic was able to return […]

After breaking Michael Jordan’s record for most consecutive games with 20-5-5 stat line earlier this month, Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic has once again one-upped the legendary Hall of Famer. The 20-year-old Mavs point-forward became the youngest player to notch multiple 30-point, 15-assist games in a season — a record once held by His Airness […]

The loyal following of the Dallas Mavericks have a lot to celebrate for these days, as the marvelous play of Luka Doncic has given the team new hope for the years to come. Among those thrilled by the Mavs future is millionaire super fan Jimmy Goldstein, who even managed to snag a quick photo-op with […]

The NBA All-Star weekend is less than two months away and millions of fans have started voting for their favorite player to make it to the All-Star rosters of both the Eastern and Western Conferences. NBA Hall of Famer Kevin McHale has also made his choice as to who should be the West’s starting five […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic posted his ninth triple-double of the season against the Stephen Curry-less Golden State Warriors on Saturday night, scoring 31 points to go along with 15 assists and 12 rebounds. Doncic may have been the best player on the floor even if Curry were healthy, but the youngster remained humble when […]

In case you have been living under a rock, Dallas Mavericks point-forward Luka Doncic has already established himself as one of the most exciting players to watch in the NBA. The Mavs star recently added another impressive notch to his young-but-already outstanding basketball career. According to Mavs PR, Doncic has now notched a couple of […]

The Golden State Warriors have not been able to catch a break this season when it comes to injuries. They have seen Stephen Curry go down with injuries and have also had tough luck with Klay Thompson being unable to play due to the torn ACL that he suffered during the NBA Finals last season. […]

Thanks to one Luka Doncic, the Dallas Mavericks enjoyed a dominant 141-121 triumph over the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center. In fact, the Slovenian star played so well in Year 2 that he’s already up for turning a Mavs record as his own even before the season crosses its midway point. Luka’s 31 […]

Things got chippy between Luka Doncic and Marquese Chriss late in the third quarter of the Dallas Mavericks’ 141-121 road victory over the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night. Doncic appeared to grab Chriss’ arms as they were fighting for the loose ball and the latter did not appreciate it. In turn, the Warriors big […]

Stephen Curry and Luka Doncic are some of the biggest talents who have entered the NBA in recent memory. But according to Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, the similarities don’t end there. “Playing with a smile on your face is something realtively unique. Most players are locked in and pretty serious. I watched […]

Atlanta Hawks fans held their breaths on Friday night as their promising guard Trae Young went down with a scary ankle injury against the Milwaukee Bucks at the Philips Arena. The 21-year-old Oklahoma Sooners product, who has already missed some time this season due to an ankle sprain, had to be carted off the floor […]

The Dallas Mavericks came away with a 102-98 victory on Thursday in a tightly-contested matchup against the San Antonio Spurs. Mavs star Kristaps Porzingis provided us with one of the highlights of the evening as he connected with teammate Dwight Powell on a big-to-big alley-oop play, possibly a play designed by head coach Rick Carlisle. […]

Luka Doncic made his return for the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday following a brief spell on the sidelines due to an ankle problem. The 6-foot-7 forward did not seem to have skipped a beat, leading his Mavs side to a 102-98 victory against the San Antonio Spurs. Following the tightly-contested victory, Spurs head coach Gregg […]

The Dallas Mavericks welcomed superstar Luka Doncic back with a rousing 102-98 victory over the San Antonio Spurs at the American Airlines Center on Wednesday. After a four-game absence where Dallas went 2-2, the Slovenian second-year player still managed to put up his usual overall numbers of 24 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists in […]

Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks has improved every facet of his game in 2019-20 after a Rookie of the Year campaign last season. While already a brilliant passer, the Mavs point guard has upped his assists from 6.0 per game last season to 8.9 in 2019-20. Many of those passes are of the highlight […]

Dallas Mavs center Kristaps Porzingis has had a knack for beating the buzzer this season. The San Antonio Spurs defense didn’t seem to get the memo, as they left him wide open right before the halftime clock sounded, creating a perfect opportunity for Luka Doncic to dish him the ball. With the Spurs down by […]

In his first game back from an ankle sprain, Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic went right back to work. Against Dejounte Murray of the San Antonio Spurs, the Slovenian sensation unleashed a tip-toe pump fake to shake the guard off. Once free, Doncic knocked down the triple for the Mavs. Doncic seemingly controlled Murray like […]

The MFFL nation rejoiced as Luka Doncic returned to the floor for the Dallas Mavericks against the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday after sitting out the last four games due to an ankle injury. The Slovenian star got to work right away and looked like he didn’t miss a beat, dropping 13 points, five assists […]

The Dallas Mavs are no longer without Luka Doncic as he made his return to the lineup against the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday. While he is accustomed to throwing flashy passes leading to assists, he was on the receiving end of a Seth Curry behind-the-back pass ending in a dunk. The benefits that the […]

The Dallas Mavericks have been one of the main surprise teams in the NBA this season. A key reason for that has been the individual excellence of Luka Doncic. As a result, the Mavs’ former sneaker free agent was a hot commodity among shoe companies before agreeing to a multi-year endorsement deal with Jordan Brand. […]