Tag: Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks’ forward talks about playing in the Rising Stars Challenge in his hometown of Toronto, if he will watch the All-Star game, what he does before a game and playing along side Andrew Wiggins.
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says the “hack-a-player” strategy is entertaining for fans and that it would be a mistake if the league made changes to the rules. On Friday, NBA commissioner Adam Silver told USA Today Sports that he was “increasingly of the view” that the league will implement new rules this summer to […]
Rick Carlisle on Deron Williams’ right hip contusion: “I don’t know anything about a timetable or anything like that, but I’m concerned.” Source: Tim MacMahon of ESPN on Twitter
Tyson Chandler made it clear before Sunday’s game that, while this season has not gone like he envisioned in Phoenix, he is in it for the long haul with the Suns. “I’m not jumping ship,” Chandler said. “If the organization decides to move me or something like that, then clearly, that’s something that’s out of […]
Salary cap guru Eric Pincus looks at the best- and worst-case cap projections for each NBA team.
Dirk (Nowitzki) on Kobe (Bryant): “It’s disappointing that he’s going to hang it up after this year, but I think he deserves this little tour he’s on.” Source: Dwain Price of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on Twitter
Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle, the president of the NBA Coaches Association, expressed shock and disappointment over the Cleveland Cavaliers’ firing of David Blatt on Friday. “I’m embarrassed for our league that something like this can happen like this,” Carlisle said. “It’s just bizarre. … It just leaves you with a bit of an empty feeling, […]
Mavericks star forward Dirk Nowitzki will miss at least one game because of swelling in his right knee. Coach Rick Carlisle told reporters after Wednesday’s shootaround that Nowitzki would not play against the Minnesota Timberwolves thanks to an ailment the team is officially listing as right knee effusion. Source: Tim MacMahon of ESPN
For three quarters Monday night, Dirk Nowitzki looked every day of 37 years old and then some. He was an NBA geezer struggling on the second night of a back-to-back, bricking nine of the 12 shots he hoisted. Then, after the Dallas Mavericks had blown a 17-point lead, Nowitzki suddenly looked like the sixth-leading scorer […]
The Mavs haven’t proven that they can compete against legitimate contenders, but they’re in much better position than virtually all the preseason prognosticators anticipated, tied with the Memphis Grizzlies for fifth in the Western Conference with a 23-19 record. “We’re in pretty good position,” said Dirk Nowitzki, who has performed at an All-Star level in […]
