Dallas Mavericks

After missing the previous two games with a left ankle sprain, Cooper Flagg was back in the Dallas Mavericks' lineup Monday night, cleared to play and stepping onto the floor at Madison Square Garden for the first NBA game of his career in the league’s most storied arena. What followed...

The circumstances suggested a grind. The execution delivered a rout. Short-handed and playing on the road against one of the Eastern Conference’s top teams, the Dallas Mavericks instead imposed their will from the opening tip Monday night, overwhelming the New York Knicks with speed, spacing, and sustained defensive pressure in...

The Dallas Mavericks will have rookie forward Cooper Flagg available Monday night at Madison Square Garden after clearing him to play following pregame warmups, resolving his game-time status ahead of a matchup with the New York Knicks. Flagg had been listed as questionable with a left ankle sprain after missing...

Two teams navigating very different standings but similar injury uncertainty will meet Monday afternoon when the New York Knicks host the Dallas Mavericks in the league’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day showcase. Dallas arrives with momentum after back-to-back wins over the Utah Jazz, while New York continues to search...

The Dallas Mavericks need a new GM after firing Nico Harrison and many NBA fans believe franchise legend Dirk Nowitzki would be a great choice. However, Nowitzki told Sports Illustrated that he's not interested in becoming the Mavericks' new GM. "I don't think the GM role is something I'm considering...

The Los Angeles Lakers are a team in transition. The NBA's most glamorous market is typically defined by a singular superstar. As things stand, the Lakers have three cornerstone names: LeBron James, Luka Dončić, and Austin Reaves. The difference is timeline. At 41, James is nearing the end of his...

The NBA trade market is rarely straightforward. Teams can explore the idea of moving a star, only to discover that timing, contracts, and leaguewide needs work against them. That may be the reality facing the Dallas Mavericks if they ultimately decide to move Kyrie Irving. The market for a high-salaried...

Find an Atlanta Hawks fan, and console them. Chances are, they are still coming to terms with the return the franchise received for Trae Young — and what it says about Atlanta’s place in the Eastern Conference hierarchy. There was an understanding that change was inevitable. Young’s defensive limitations had...

Kevin Durant’s climb up the NBA’s all-time scoring list reached a milestone Sunday night that carries special significance in Dallas, as one of the game’s modern greats moved past one of the Mavericks’ most iconic figures. Late in the Houston Rockets’ 119-110 win, Durant calmly converted two free throws to...

The Dallas Mavericks will again enter a high-profile matchup shorthanded, with rookie forward Cooper Flagg listed as questionable on an 11-player injury report ahead of Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day matchup against the New York Knicks. Flagg is dealing with a left ankle sprain that has already cost him...