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The Dallas Mavericks will again take the floor shorthanded on Saturday night as they host the Houston Rockets on the second night of a back-to-back. Hours before tipoff, head coach Jason Kidd announced that Daniel Gafford and Klay Thompson have been ruled out, while P.J. Washington will be a game-time...

What was already shaping up to be the Dallas Mavericks’ toughest test of the season grew even more complicated Friday morning, when the team ruled out P.J. Washington and Daniel Gafford ahead of its matchup with the 21–1 Oklahoma City Thunder. Neither player was present at shootaround, signaling early that...

When Ja Morant is unavailable, Memphis’ offense immediately loses its burst. The Grizzlies’ downhill pressure, transition scoring and pace all drop sharply, forcing a slower, half-court approach that restricts their natural advantage. Sportsbooks respond accordingly, widening point spreads and lowering Memphis’ implied win probability. Anthony Davis’ absences carry a different...

Ryan Nembhard’s rise in the Dallas Mavericks’ rotation has pushed a procedural question to the forefront of the team’s season: when can the organization convert his two-way contract into a standard NBA deal? His recent surge has strengthened the urgency, but league rules prevent Dallas from acting for several more...

The Dallas Mavericks upgraded Klay Thompson to available ahead of Saturday’s matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers, an unexpected shift after he was initially ruled out on the second night of a back-to-back due to left knee injury management. Thompson played 24 minutes in Friday’s 129–119 loss to the Los...

In his first game in more than a month, Dallas Mavericks big man Anthony Davis looked like a player intent on re-establishing himself at the center of everything the team does. Davis finished with 12 points, five rebounds, five assists, and three blocks in 28 minutes during Friday’s 129–119 loss...

Anthony Davis is nearing his long-awaited return to the Dallas Mavericks’ lineup, but the All-Star big man made one thing clear after Wednesday’s practice: he knows which game he wants to play in. Davis, who participated fully in practice for the first time in nearly a month, said he will...

For the first time in nearly a month, the Dallas Mavericks appear close to getting Anthony Davis back on the court. Before Monday’s matchup against the Miami Heat, head coach Jason Kidd said the team anticipates Davis practicing on Wednesday — the clearest sign yet that the star big man...

The Dallas Mavericks arrived in South Florida on Monday, hoping their crowded injury report might finally begin to ease. Instead, their morning shootaround reinforced a familiar theme of this opening month: progress on the margins, setbacks at the top, and a rotation that continues to shift daily as they try...

The Dallas Mavericks will be without Cooper Flagg on Wednesday night after the rookie forward was ruled out due to an illness, removing the team’s most productive scorer from an already thin rotation as the New York Knicks visit American Airlines Center. Flagg had been listed as questionable earlier in...