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ARLINGTON, Texas — Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale is the top-ranked available player in a new WNBA expansion draft big board published Wednesday by The Athletic's Sabreena Merchant, ahead of the April 3 draft that will stock the rosters of the Toronto Tempo and Portland Fire. But a significant wrinkle buried...

DENVER — Cooper Flagg has seen plenty in his rookie season, but Wednesday night offered a test. The Dallas Mavericks forward scored 26 points in a 142–135 loss to the Denver Nuggets, then found himself explaining what it’s like to match up against Nikola Jokić after a historic performance. Jokić delivered...

DENVER — Brandon Williams stepped to the line with the Dallas Mavericks down one and a chance to tie. He missed both free throws. Nikola Jokić went right back to work, and the game was over. That sequence, with 3:58 left in the fourth quarter, turned what had been a...

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks are expected to part ways this summer, per Sam Amick of The Athletic. Antetokounmpo and the Bucks are no longer on the same page. "Never mind that Giannis Antetokounmpo has a long and legendary reputation of playing through pain, or that the Bucks never...

Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg finished Wednesday night's game against the Denver Nuggets despite injuring his right hand in the fourth quarter, and was spotted in the locker room afterward with his hand heavily wrapped and iced. Flagg injured his hand by landing awkwardly late in the game. He also...

Before Monday’s game, Cooper Flagg and Khris Middleton were spending time working on post‑ups at the Dallas Mavericks' practice facility. It was one of the many examples throughout the regular flow of the season in which a veteran like Middleton could offer wisdom to help the franchise's future grow. Middleton’s...

DENVER — The Dallas Mavericks were officially eliminated from postseason contention on Monday night. Ten games remain. What's left now is time to build a foundation for next season. Next up is the Denver Nuggets. The Mavericks head to Ball Arena on Wednesday for a tip-off set for 9 p.m. CT....

Memphis Grizzlies point guard Ja Morant's 2025-26 season is over. The Grizzlies announced that Morant won't play again this season because of an ulnar collateral ligament sprain in his left elbow. A two-time All-Star, Morant played in only 20 games this season. He averaged 19.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 8.1...

The NBA Board of Governors has voted to authorize the league to formally explore potential team expansion to Las Vegas and Seattle. Seattle used to have the SuperSonics, while Las Vegas has never had an NBA team. Both cities have WNBA franchises. "Today’s vote reflects our Board’s interest in exploring...

Diana Taurasi went on NBC Sports this week and made her pick for the Dallas Wings on April 13. It's Azzi Fudd. Talking with Natalie Esquire and Terrika Foster-Brasby, she got into what Fudd would mean to Paige Bueckers specifically. "I think just from a bird's eye view, you would...