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DHJ Quick Take: Cooper Flagg Projected as Lock for 2028 Olympic Team NBC Sports' Kurt Helin projects Mavericks forward Cooper Flagg as a lock to make the 2028 U.S. Olympic men's basketball roster, pairing the reigning Rookie of the Year with five other established stars in his early roster forecast....

New York Knicks star point guard Jalen Brunson underwent surgery on his left wrist Tuesday and the 2026 NBA Finals MVP is expected to return to basketball activities later this summer, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. Brunson played through the left wrist injury during the Knicks' championship run. New York beat the Atlanta...

DHJ Quick Take: Jalen Brunson Stays Measured on Mavericks Letting Him and Luka Dončić Go Jalen Brunson offered a short, pointed response when Sports Illustrated asked whether Dallas fumbled him and Luka Dončić, declining to criticize the front office by name. What did Jalen Brunson say about the Mavericks losing...

DHJ Quick Take: Jalen Brunson's Finals Run Is a Painful Reminder for the Mavericks With Jalen Brunson leading the New York Knicks to the NBA Finals, Dallas is left reflecting on losing two All-NBA guards in Brunson and Luka Dončić for little return, and on the lesson of facing a...

NBA star Jalen Brunson took a massive pay cut with the New York Knicks in the summer of 2024. The guard signed a four-year, $156 million extension, leaving over $113 million on the table. Brunson would have been eligible to extend with the Knicks for five years and up to...

All-Star point guard Jalen Brunson called a players-only meeting after the New York Knicks lost to the Dallas Mavericks, according to NBA insider Ramona Shelburne of ESPN. The Knicks lost to the Mavericks at home by a final score of 114-97 on MLK Day. Brunson and Co. are 25-18 on...

The New York Knicks were supposed to be among the best teams in the NBA's Eastern Conference this season. They were - until they weren't. Perhaps fans are overreacting. A four-game losing streak doesn't define an NBA team. Still, there's cause for concern here. In a weak Eastern Conference, the...

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...

As the Dallas Mavericks continue to battle significant injuries and a 5–13 start, NBA-wide attention remains fixed on the status of Anthony Davis and whether Dallas may eventually engage trade discussions involving the All-Star big man. Davis has missed 13 straight games with a left calf strain, and the Mavericks...