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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 didn't consult franchise icon Dirk Nowitzki before trading Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers during the 2024-25 NBA season. Nowitzki doesn't have a big role with the Mavericks right now, but he told Mike Curtis of The Dallas Morning News that he's "always a phone call away"...

During an interview with Mike Curtis of The Dallas Morning News, NBA legend Dirk Nowitzki opened up about what advice he has for Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg. Nowitzki, the greatest player in Mavericks franchise history, hasn't met Flagg in person yet, but the two have spoken via text message....

Dirk Nowitzki admits he remains conflicted about the Dallas Mavericks’ blockbuster trade that sent Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers, calling it one of the toughest transitions he has experienced as a lifelong Maverick. The deal, finalized last summer, stunned the NBA. Dončić — who had just carried Dallas...

Two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash and former U.S. tennis star John Isner will headline the first group of participants announced for the seventh annual Dirk Nowitzki Foundation Tennis Classic, which will take place Sept. 13 at Banner House at T Bar M in Dallas. The exhibition-style fundraiser, created and hosted...

Cooper Flagg has drawn national attention since being selected No. 1 overall by the Dallas Mavericks, but one of the NBA’s most iconic figures says the best thing the 18-year-old can do right now is take his time. Shaquille O’Neal, a four-time NBA champion and Hall of Famer, recently spoke...

Donnie Nelson, the former longtime Dallas Mavericks executive who helped build the team around Dirk Nowitzki and Luka Dončić, believes the two franchise icons should have been treated the same and weren’t. In an exclusive interview with Ekipa 24, Nelson, who recently joined the Slovenian basketball federation as a chief...

Dirk Nowitzki has always been more than a basketball icon in Dallas. On Monday night, as he sat courtside at College Park Center and joined the Wings’ broadcast, he once again proved why he remains one of the city’s most trusted ambassadors for the game—this time lending his voice to...

Amid Luka Dončić's trade to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Dallas Mavericks grapple with fan ejections and controversy during a tense game against the Sacramento Kings.