SAN FRANCISCO – Not long after Sunday’s NBA All-Star game at Chase Center was history, Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving said he’s in the process of putting things in play so he can possibly represent Australia in the 2028 Olympics, which will be held in Los Angeles. “I’m just trying to figure out what’s going […]

 SAN FRANCISCO – Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving walked into the postgame interview room proudly clutching the NBA All-Star game championship trophy Sunday night at Chase Center. No, Irving didn’t win the game’s Most Valuable Player award. That honor went to Golden State guard Stephen Curry after Shaq’s OGs defeated Chuck’s Global Stars, 41-25. However, […]

OAKLAND – As Kyrie Irving stepped onto the Oracle Arena court for the NBA All-Star game practice session on Saturday morning, he couldn’t help but be reminded of the three battles he had in the 2015-17 NBA Finals with the Golden State Warriors when he was playing for the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Warriors defeated Cleveland […]

SAN FRANCISCO – Golden State’s Steve Kerr is the one opposing NBA coach who knows how dynamic Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving can be on a game-by-game basis on a big stage. When Irving was playing for Cleveland, the Cavilers faced the Warriors three consecutive seasons – from 2015-17 — in the NBA Finals. And […]

If you’re picking an MVP for the Mavericks in the pre-All-Star portion of the season, it might have to be coach Jason Kidd. Granted, he hasn’t scored a point or dished a single assist, but look at what he and his able-bodied staff have had to overcome in getting the Mavericks to a 30-26 game […]

The Mavericks were short on stars, but long on heart Thursday night. Kessler Edwards, the two-way player who has spent a fair amount of time in the G League this season, was a clutch-play machine in the fourth quarter and the Mavericks rode the scoring of Max Christie and Dante Exum for a 118-113 victory […]

SAN FRANCISCO – Because Rick Welts had a vision, the NBA All-Star Weekend is practically on every sports fan’s calendar. Before 1984, on the weekend of the NBA All-Star game, there was no Rising Stars Challenge, no Slam Dunk contest, no Skills Challenge and certainly no Three-Point Contest. There were, in fact, no events at […]

As he prepares to go to his ninth All-Star Game, Kyrie Irving can’t help but appreciate the symmetry. It’s why he’s treating the weekend as one big daddy-daughter date. “She’s nine years old,” Irving said. “I’m a nine-time All-Star.” So while he’s going to San Francisco for the extravaganza, his heart will be firmly with […]

The new goal of the Mavericks is to find a way to win a few games without so much as a single healthy veteran center available. They are 1-0 in that pursuit. Their win over Golden State on Wednesday was hard-fought and unexpected – the Mavericks were 7½-point underdogs on their home floor. That’s unusual […]

A couple of teams in the throes of transition will face off on Thursday in the final game before the NBA All-Star break. Like the Mavericks, the Miami Heat made a major trade, moving Jimmy Butler to Golden State The Mavericks, meanwhile, are in transition for more than one reason. They not only made a […]

A couple of NBA lifers who have been through just about everything as players and coaches sounded off on Wednesday about the emotions brought forth by recent events surrounding the Mavericks. Coaches Jason Kidd of the Mavs and Steve Kerr of Golden State both said they were sympathetic to the way fans feel when they […]

Contrary to what you may have heard, the Mavericks did not have their scouts outside American Airlines Center on Wednesday looking for anybody taller than 6-8 who appeared to be even remotely athletic. As it turned out, they had all they needed. They had Kyrie Irving. The superstar guard made play after play, including taking […]

The team Jimmy Butler plays for and the one he used to be with will be visiting American Airlines Center on back-to-back nights, starting Wednesday. And that’s the same Jimmy Butler that already has tormented the Mavericks once this season when he was with the Miami Heat. They come to Dallas on Thursday. But first, […]

 For some odd and unfortunate reasons, the injuries just keep on coming for the Dallas Mavericks. One game after losing forwards Anthony Davis and P. J. Washington to injuries during Saturday’s game against the Houston Rockets, the Mavs lost center Daniel Gafford to an injury during Monday’s game against the Sacramento Kings. In other words, […]

Another game, another unfortunate injury for the Dallas Mavericks. This time it was center Daniel Gafford, who departed for good with 10:46 remaining in the second quarter Monday against Sacramento after he sustained a right knee sprain when he collided with Kings guard Malik Monk. With the Mavs having no veteran big men left to […]

Kyrie Irving on Monday night did what All-Stars are supposed to do. He put his fingerprints all over a game that came down to the wire. Unfortunately, neither he nor the Mavericks got the payoff. He impacted the Mavericks’ 129-128 loss to the Sacramento Kings with not only his scoring (30 points), but with a […]

DALLAS – The NBA announced today that Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving has been selected as an injury replacement on Team Shaq in the 2025 NBA All-Star Game. Irving, who will replace fellow Maverick Anthony Davis, has now garnered NBA All-Star honors nine times in his career. The 74th NBA All-Star Game, which will be played […]

The Twin Tower concept has been tried before many times in the NBA with great success. The Houston Rockets used it in the 1980s with Hakeem Olajuwon (7-0) and Ralph Sampson (7-4). The Boston Celtics perfected about the same time with Kevin McHale (6-10) and Robert Parish (7-0). The San Antonio Spurs became a force […]

There have been tons of discussions locally and nationally about the Dallas Mavericks receiving Anthony Davis in last week’s blockbuster trade which sent Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers. But what about Max Christie – the other player the Mavs received in the deal? It’s obviously very early to analyze the trade in its […]

Jason Kidd was the toast of the Dallas Mavericks. And the toast of North Texas. That was in the mid-1990’s. Kidd was approximately two months into his third season with the Mavs after being the No. 2 overall draft pick by in 1994 behind Grant Hill. And Kidd was coming off a season when he […]