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According to NBA insider Kelly Iko of Yahoo Sports, LaMelo Ball is open to getting traded by the Charlotte Hornets. The Hornets drafted Ball with the third overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. Ball won the 2020-21 Rookie of the Year Award and made the All-Star team during the...

LeBron James pushed for Luka Dončić to be introduced last with the Los Angeles Lakers starters in his season debut against the Utah Jazz, according to NBA reporter Dan Woike of The Athletic. James was introduced first. Usually, the best player on a team gets announced last. https://twitter.com/DanWoikeSports/status/1991277868408795612 James put...

The Dallas Mavericks will be listening to trade calls for Anthony Davis, according to NBA insider Shams Charania of ESPN. The Mavericks, who fired Nico Harrison as general manager, are 4-12. They are in 13th place in the Western Conference standings. https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1991301604952404406 Davis has appeared in just 14 games with...

An NBA trade idea sending Anfernee Simons to the Dallas Mavericks, Daniel Gafford to the Boston Celtics and Klay Thompson to the Brooklyn Nets has been created. NBA writer Eric Pincus of Bleacher Report created the following trade idea: Dallas Mavericks get: Anfernee Simons (from Celtics), Haywood Highsmith (from Nets)...

According to NBA insider Anthony Slater of ESPN, Jonathan Kuminga feels like the Golden State Warriors' scapegoat again. The Warriors are just 9-8 on the season and Kuminga was recently benched again by head coach Steve Kerr. Kuminga has appeared in 13 games this season. He's averaging 13.8 points, 6.6...

The Dallas Mavericks executed the play they wanted, got the clean catch they needed, and watched a game-tying layup drop — only to have it wiped away by an offensive foul with 0.7 seconds left in a 113–111 loss to the New York Knicks on Wednesday night at American Airlines...

Jason Kidd confirmed Wednesday that the Dallas Mavericks denied the New York Knicks’ offseason request to interview him for their head-coaching vacancy, but said he never entertained the idea of leaving the franchise he has long identified with. “I was never thinking about leaving Dallas,” Kidd said before the Mavericks...

Dallas Mavericks minority owner Mark Cuban told NBA reporter Joe Vardon of The Athletic the franchise would not try to trade Anthony Davis this season. “We won't," Cuban said. "We want to try to win." A Chicago native, Davis has appeared in only 14 games with the Mavericks since the blockbuster...

Dallas Mavericks point guard Kyrie Irving may not play this season, according to NBA insider Tim MacMahon of ESPN. MacMahon said while Irving is making great progress in his recovery from a torn left ACL, the All-Star may not play because of "other reasons." https://twitter.com/MrBuckBuckNBA/status/1991161628360863873 One NBA executive told DallasHoopsJournal...

The Dallas Mavericks open a three-game homestand Wednesday night with uncertainty surrounding their rotation after Cooper Flagg and Caleb Martin were added to the injury report with illness. Both missed morning shootaround, leaving their game status in question as the Mavericks (4–11) look to stabilize after a demanding stretch that...