SAN FRANCISCO – Like clockwork, guard Kyrie Irving is usually the first member of the Dallas Mavericks to walk through American Airlines Center doors on game day in preparation for a game. But that wasn’t the case Friday when the Mavs defeated the New Orleans Pelicans, 111-103. Guard Max Christie was the first Mavs’ player […]

The All-Star break is a great time for NBA players to recharge the mental battery and rest some joints that might be achy. But it doesn’t always leave a good residue. Kyrie Irving has been around long enough and been part of enough All-Star weekends that he knows the first game back from the break […]

Kyrie Irving had just scored 35 points in the Mavericks’ 111-103 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday and what he talked most passionately about afterward had nothing to do with what he did. It was what P.J. Washington did. The veteran forward had poured in 24 points, 20 in the first quarter when […]

Working on a two-way contract, Kessler Edwards wasn’t exactly expected by most people to be a heavy lifter for the Mavericks this season. Most people were dead wrong. The slender 6-8 forward-turned-center didn’t even envision what’s happened. But he’s not about to apologize for it. “Just making the most of it,” Edwards said Thursday. “As […]

The Mavericks didn’t just beat the odds during the final week before the All-Star break. They obliterated them, took prevailing wisdom and slapped it up against the wall and got the last laugh on anybody who thought they would wilt without most of their key players. And why wouldn’t they? Playing without Anthony Davis, Dereck […]

Roaring cheers echoed throughout the Dallas Regional Chamber offices as Session #3 of the Mavs Business Assist (MBA) program wrapped up, marking another round of significant achievements for this year’s community of entrepreneurs. The momentum continues to build for this cohort under the guidance of partners like ZenBusiness— an all-in-one platform that helps small business […]

SAN FRANCISCO – Not long after Sunday’s NBA All-Star game at Chase Center, 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 in Los Angeles. “I’m just trying to figure out what’s going to be the […]

 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, […]