Dirk Nowitzki

J.J. Barea hasn’t forgotten how much he loved playing for the Dallas Mavericks. The point guard spent five seasons in Dallas, mostly as a backup, before signing with the Minnesota Timberwolves in the summer of 2011. His departure was and remains unsettling, since it came just after the Mavs beat the Miami Heat in the [...]

Mark Cuban refuses to let the Dallas Mavericks enter rebuilding mode. Er…what exactly would you call this, Mark? Asked about whether this upcoming season would be considered a rebuilding year for the Mavericks, Cuban told The Dallas Morning News rather eloquently that it wasn’t. Oh no. Hell no. Don’t even go there. Look, there’s no [...]

Mark Cuban’s not sorry that he’s not sorry. Since his Dallas Mavericks won an NBA title in 2011, Cuban has taken a lot of flack for the decisions he’s made or simply allowed to be made. After Dirk Nowitzki led them to a championship over the Miami Heat, the team was essentially dismantled. Just like [...]

For Kobe Bryant, less is never more. Still working his way back from a ruptured Achilles injury and facing the prospect of leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a lottery berth once he does, one would expect the importance of next summer to resonate with the Black Mamba. Steve Nash is the only player on [...]

In game 4 of the NBA Finals, James, 33 points, and Wade, 32 points, were in rare form. The Heat crawled back from a 2-3 deficit to win the 2013 Finals. In game 7, James came thru with 37 points and 12 rebounds, Wade 23 points and 10 rebounds. Miami’s made 3 straight Finals and [...]

The anonymous-sourced hits keep on coming for the Los Angeles Lakers. Dwight Howard has been the center of much ado since he was traded to Hollywood last summer. Upon arriving, he wasn’t going to sign a new contract; he was going to reach free agency in 2013. No one cared. His future in Los Angeles [...]

Dwight Howard and Chris Paul have Dirk Nowitzki’s approval. Which should come as no surprise. After missing the playoffs, the Dallas Mavericks are going to be doing some serious name chasing this summer, and what better names to chase than the two best free agents available? Speaking on Dallas’ offseason plans, Nowitzki endorsed the Mavericks [...]

To put the Dallas Mavericks back on top, there needs to be a plan. And don’t worry, because Mark Cuban has one. Much to the surprise of, well, no one, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has vowed that the team will be better next season. How does he intend to do that, you ask? Well, by [...]

Don’t stop me if you’ve heard this one before, because I know you have. With the Dallas Mavericks unlikely to make the NBA playoffs this season, and Dirk Nowitzki eligible to become a free agent after next year, it’s about time we turned his future in Big D into a hot mess. Okay, it really [...]

Well, this doesn’t look pretty. Late in the second quarter of the Denver Nuggets’ eventual win over the Dallas Mavericks, Danilo Gallinari took Dirk Nowitzki off the dribble with his left hand when suddenly, what seemed like an open path to the basket turned into a potentially season-ending injury. Gallo’s left knee buckled in toward [...]