Mavs Foundation unveils new basketball court at Dallas County Juvenile Department

[fat_gallery_slider data_source =”list_id” gallery_ids=”216414″] After surveying the renovation of the gymnasium at the Dallas County Juvenile Department’s Youth Village, Darryl Beatty was absolutely taken aback. Unveiled Wednesday during a virtual Court Dedication by the Mavs Foundation, the state-of-the-art gymnasium is a place where youths ages 10-17 can go and have some fun in their temporary […]



Fans have spoken: Luka’s NBA rise continues with spike in jersey sales

The evidence about Luka Dončić rise to the top of the NBA keeps pouring in. The latest proof that his superstar status continues to grow comes from the latest release of jersey sales. Dončić’s jersey is No. 2 in sales from late July to Monday, essentially the entire time that the NBA played in the […]



Virtual slam-dunk: Texas Women’s Foundation luncheon delivers powerful messages

Different times and a different world in which we live made no difference on Tuesday afternoon. The Texas Women’s Foundation’s 35th annual luncheon, presented by the Dallas Mavericks and Toyota, may have been conducted in virtual style, but it still had the same passion and the same profound message to about 1,500 online viewers. Mavericks […]



Mark Cuban: ‘Dwight should be a candidate for the NBA Cares Award every year. He’s the definition of selfless.’

DALLAS – It’s been eight years since Dwight Powell made a vow to his mother. Powell decided that should he make it to the NBA, he would dedicate his career to a calling much greater than himself and use the tools his mom taught him to help other people. Jacqueline Weir passed away from breast […]



Drive-through celebration helped Mavs bring a sense of normalcy to students in DeSoto ISD

    DESOTO — The Dallas Mavericks were able to help bring some sense of normalcy on Friday to a lot of students from Katherine Johnson Technology Magnet Academy Elementary School in the DeSoto Independent School District. That’s when the Mavs, in conjunction with Jefferson Dental & Orthodontics, held a Back-To-School Drive-Through Celebration that netted […]



Mavs select Porzingis, Powell for NBA Cares 2019-20 End of Season Community Assist Award

DALLAS – The Dallas Mavericks selected veterans Kristaps Porzingis and Dwight Powell as the team’s nominees for the NBA Cares 2019-20 End of Season Community Assist Award for their monumental community impact and exemplary leadership displayed this season. The pair used their platforms and resources to bring attention to childhood hunger, social injustice and systemic […]



‘What’s stopping me?’ Mavericks made it easy with drive-through voter registration

Priscilla Moreno cruised into the lineup for the Mavericks’ drive-through voter registration on Tuesday. Moments later, she was done. And for the first time in her 25 years, she was an official voter in the United States. “I’ve never voted,” Moreno said. “And for me, it was an opportunity. I was like, hey, what’s stopping […]



Quick take: What Luka’s MVP finish means

It was 354 days ago that Luka Dončić stood at the podium on media day and said he’d love to lead the NBA in assists during his second season in the league. Everything else, he figured, would come in due time. Due time continues to come in a hurry for the Mavericks’ second-year point guard. […]



Mavs’ Cynt Marshall Co-Chairs 2020 North Texas Giving Day: ‘This is about the power of giving’

DALLAS – It’s been six-plus months since a global pandemic rocked the world and triggered an unprecedented economic crisis for local families and businesses. Organizers with North Texas Giving Day, an annual event that raises funds to support and celebrate local nonprofits, said charities are in dire need as the region scrambles to address urgent […]



Nuggets crash the party; here’s our Western Conference prediction

The NBA’s Western Conference finals will commence on Friday, not exactly with the participants everybody expected. The Denver Nuggets, riding two stars who were groomed from scratch after the club drafted them, have crashed the LA-LA party that had been in the planning stages for the past year. The Clippers’ invitation never got delivered. Or […]