Dwight Powell had heard the story before. The shock you feel as you fall to the ground. How it feels like someone kicked you in the back of the leg, but you look back to see that nobody is there. Only this time it wasn’t a story being told to him. It was his own […]
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 […]
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks announced today that proprietor Mark Cuban, guard Luka Dončić and center Dwight Powell have teamed up with the Dallas Mavericks Foundation to donate $500,000 to the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Parkland Hospital. Funds will be allocated to support childcare for healthcare workers on the frontlines of the […]
Dallas Mavericks forward Dwight Powell typically hits the court with his teammates, but last week he went one-on-one with some Dallas ISD math and science teachers for a special program that brings those academic subjects to life. The Dallas Mavericks Science of Basketball, presented by Flowserve, aims to promote Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) […]
DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks announced today they have extended the contract of forward/center Dwight Powell. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Powell (6-11, 240) averaged a career-high 10.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 21.6 minutes in 77 games (22 starts) last season while shooting a career-high .597 from the field. He […]
DALLAS – Dozens of new techno-gadgets stood ready to connect a roomful of teenagers to hopes and dreams on the world wide web. And yet, sometimes a spirited game of Uno with a Dallas Mavericks player can override even the lure of electronics and the Internet for young people. It was part of a momentous […]
DALLAS – Dwight Powell grabbed a roller and started putting new paint on the walls of the basketball gym at Voice of Hope Ministries on Dallas’ west side, then explained that he’s also hoping for a fresh coat to be applied to his game this coming season. On Monday, barely June, the Mavericks’ forward’s thoughts […]
Every player is good at something. Only a few are the best at anything. In his fifth season in the NBA, Dwight Powell became the best — or at least the most efficient — at a relatively significant part of basketball: halfcourt offense. Not one of the 436 players in the NBA who used at […]
DALLAS – In his heart of hearts, Dallas Mavericks center Dwight Powell knew he had to do something that was very impactful. Cancer had altered Powell’s life for good, disrupted his way of living and changed everything in his mind, body and soul. That all occurred on Sept. 13, 2012, when Powell’s mother – Jacqueline […]
DALLAS – Emcee of Monday’s Venture-Entrepreneurial Expedition Business Pitch competition and Mavericks’ television voice Mark Followill dabbed some beard oil on his facial hair and remarked about how good it smelled. To which, the creator of the organic concoction, eighth-grader Nyla Campbell, continued her sales spiel. “I don’t have a beard myself,” she said. “But […]