Davis, Hardy were assigned to G League so they could get in some work

INDIANAPOLIS – Dallas Mavericks forward Anthony Davis and guard Jaden Hardy were assigned to the G League on Monday so they could get some work in with the Texas Legends. Then, the Mavs recalled them back later in the day. Both Davis and Hardy were able to play some five-on-five scrimmages with the Legends. That’s […]

Injured Mavs giving plenty of support to their teammates

HOUSTON – As the few Dallas Mavericks players who are able to play make their way onto the court on a nightly basis, they can always look to the bench and see a lot of support coming from their teammates. And that especially includes the teammates who are unable to play due to various injuries. […]

Bitten by injury bug, Mavs have had their practice time chewed up, too

HOUSTON – Some 23 years ago, Philadelphia 76ers guard Allen Iverson famously quipped “you’re talking about practice, not a game” after he skipped a practice session during his team’s trip to Miami. Fast forward to today, the Dallas Mavericks are crossing their fingers for the day they have enough players to have a practice session. […]

Exum fractures his left hand during 133-96 loss to Rockets

HOUSTON – For some unexplained reason, a dark cloud of injuries continues to hang over the Dallas Mavericks.  Mavs guard Dante Exum fractured his left hand and left Friday’s game against Houston for good midway through the second quarter of the 133-96 loss to the Rockets. That injury, combined with the other eight Mavs players […]

Williams dealing with hamstring injury for the first time ever

HOUSTON – After missing this past Monday’s game against San Antonio with left hamstring soreness, Brandon Williams actually didn’t know what to expect when he played in this past Wednesday’s game against the Spurs. But the Dallas Mavericks’ guard fared very well as he wound up leading the Mavs in scoring with 19 points, and […]

Marshall has been on a tear lately — on both ends of the floor

Naji Marshall has been on a tear lately. Over the last four games, the Dallas Mavericks’ forward has averaged 25.8 points and 10.5 rebounds while shooting 52.6 percent from the field. Indeed, he’s been putting on a show during that span while a lot of the other players in the Mavs’ rotation have been mired […]

With most of their top players injured, Mavs are ‘built on team’

With four starters now on the injury list, Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd acknowledged that at the moment he doesn’t have a clear-cut number one offensive option on his team. The situation at this point just doesn’t call for that. “No, there’s no number one option,” Kidd said following Friday’s disappointing 122-111 loss to the […]

Davis, Lively, Gafford making progress in injury rehab

The Dallas Mavericks gave updates on Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford on Friday, and all three players are trending in the right direction in recovery from their injuries. Davis has missed the last 11 games because of a strained left adductor and is improving daily to the point that the Mavs have […]

Morant tallies 31 points as Grizzlies rally to beat Mavs, 122-111

For three quarters Friday night at American Airlines Center, the Dallas Mavericks were racing up and down the court at a breakneck pace. They had 94 points at that juncture, and proudly took a five-point lead into the fourth quarter against the Memphis Grizzlies following a long buzzer-beating bank shot three-pointer by Dante Exum. Then […]

Thompson likely to play more minutes at some point

MILWAUKEE – With guard Kyrie Irving out for the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, the major question is: does that mean the other prime-time player on the Dallas Mavericks’ roster – Klay Thompson – will have his minutes increased? “I think someone asked me are we going to have […]