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Dirk Nowitzki’s love for tennis began long before he became a Dallas Mavericks icon. And this September, the Hall of Famer will again return to the court for a cause that has grown into one of the city’s marquee charity events. The Dirk Nowitzki Foundation will host its seventh annual...

The Dallas Mavericks enter the 2025-26 season trying to turn the page on the Luka Dončić trade and prove they remain a contender in the Western Conference. The franchise has added new stars, brought back key role players and assembled one of its deepest rosters in recent memory. For fans...

Chants of “Fire Nico” have echoed across Dallas sporting events since the Luka Dončić trade, a reminder of the sharp divide between Mavericks fans and the team’s leadership. General manager Nico Harrison and majority owner Patrick Dumont remain under fire, with questions swirling about the team’s spending and direction. Dirk...

The Dallas Mavericks announced head coach Jason Kidd’s coaching staff for the 2025-26 season on Monday, highlighted by Frank Vogel stepping into the role of associate head coach. The announcement caps one of the NBA’s biggest staff shakeups of the offseason. Six assistants departed, including lead assistant Sean Sweeney, who...

A WNBA exec has urged Angel Reese to request a trade from the Chicago Sky this offseason. "She needs to get the hell out of there," the WNBA exec told DallasHoopsJournal. "Chicago is probably the worst-run organization in the league. You're gonna suspend your best player just because she's putting...

The Chicago Bulls are bracing for Coby White to seek more than a $120 million contract next offseason, according to NBA insider Marc Stein of The Stein Line. White becomes an unrestricted free agent next offseason. Josh Giddey, who remains a restricted free agent, has been asking the Bulls for...

Ben Simmons declined the New York Knicks' one-year contract offer, according to NBA insider Marc Stein of The Stein Line. Simmons, 29, could retire from the NBA. "The Knicks, league sources said, indeed offered a one-year contract to Ben Simmons that the former All-Star passed on," Stein wrote. "New York is limited...

The Los Angeles Lakers want to trade for a "two-way swingman," according to NBA insider Marc Stein of The Stein Line, and they have been linked to Miami Heat forward Andrew Wiggins. Wiggins, the first pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, will make $28.2 million next season. He has a...

An NBA trade idea sending Washington Wizards forward Justin Champagnie and Chicago Bulls guard Ayo Dosunmu to the Denver Nuggets has been created. NBA writer Dan Favale of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea between the Wizards, Bulls and Nuggets: Denver Nuggets Receive: Justin Champagnie, Ayo Dosunmu Chicago Bulls Receive: Zeke...

The Los Angeles Lakers don't know when LeBron James will retire from the NBA, according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN. James, 40, is the oldest active player in the NBA. He turns 41 in December and will become an unrestricted free agent next offseason for the first time since 2018....