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The NBA’s January awards announcement delivered another milestone for the Dallas Mavericks’ franchise rookie. Cooper Flagg was named the Western Conference Rookie of the Month for the third consecutive time, extending a run that has placed him among the most decorated first-year players in team history and strengthening his position...

The Dallas Mavericks’ already thin rotation may be stretched further Tuesday night. D'Angelo Russell was downgraded to questionable with an illness ahead of Dallas’ home game against the Boston Celtics at American Airlines Center. Russell was not present at the Mavericks’ morning shootaround, a notable absence as the team continues...

The Dallas Mavericks will be without forward P.J. Washington when they host the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night, the latest setback for a Dallas team trying to halt a season-worst four-game losing streak. Washington was officially ruled out after entering concussion protocol. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at American...

Jason Kidd has been fined $35,000 by the NBA for public criticism of officiating and the use of profane language during a postgame media interview, the league announced Monday. The fine stems from Kidd’s comments following the Dallas Mavericks’ 111-107 loss to the Houston Rockets on Jan. 31 at Toyota...

As questions followed the Dallas Mavericks’ latest loss in Houston, Mark Cuban made clear where he stands on one of the most scrutinized decisions of the NBA season. Cuban publicly backed Jason Kidd and the Mavericks’ decision to use Cooper Flagg as a primary ball handler, emphasizing that the approach...

One night after a narrow loss in Houston, Mark Cuban made clear he shared the Dallas Mavericks’ frustration with how a late-game sequence involving Cooper Flagg was officiated. Cuban publicly backed head coach Jason Kidd following a late no-call that came with 29 seconds remaining in Dallas’ 111-107 loss to...

It has been one year since the trade that reshaped the Dallas Mavericks and sent shockwaves across the NBA, moving Luka Dončić from Dallas to the Los Angeles Lakers in a deal that stunned the league and fractured the organization’s identity. The aftershocks of that decision are still being felt....

Across two games separated by less than 48 hours, Cooper Flagg delivered performances that placed him alone in NBA history, even as the Dallas Mavericks continued to search for traction in the standings at 19–30 through 49 games. With 49 points and 10 rebounds Thursday against Charlotte, followed by 34...

Jason Kidd did not hedge, soften his language, or attempt to cool the moment. After the Dallas Mavericks’ 111-107 loss to the Houston Rockets on Saturday night, Kidd walked into his postgame news conference visibly frustrated and left no doubt where he stood — on the officiating, on outside criticism,...

The Dallas Mavericks were again within a possession of flipping the result, again had the ball late, and again walked off the floor with a narrow loss — this time falling 111-107 to the Houston Rockets on Saturday night at Toyota Center as injuries, missed chances, and mounting frustration continued...