DALLAS — Jason Kidd said it before the game. He said everything. Asked what he would like Cooper Flagg to absorb from studying LeBron James, the Dallas Mavericks head coach did not hesitate for a single beat. "Everything," Kidd said. "You talk about winning. You talk about longevity. You talk...

DALLAS — Defenses have had a plan for Cooper Flagg all season when they face the Dallas Mavericks. Put the best defender on him, load up against the drive, and make him beat you from the perimeter. On Thursday night at American Airlines Center, the strategy fell apart. Flagg pulled...

DALLAS — Three weeks ago, before the Dallas Mavericks faced the Cleveland Cavaliers, Jason Kidd was asked about the comparisons his rookie year has drawn to one of the greatest players in NBA history. Even though LeBron James has set an incredible standard, Kidd sees parallels with Cooper Flagg. "There...

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks will have a vital defensive piece back in the fold for Sunday night’s high-stakes matchup. P.J. Washington has been removed from the injury report and is cleared to play against the Los Angeles Lakers after missing three games due to illness, the team announced. What...

DALLAS — Most nights at American Airlines Center, before the arena fills and the lights come up, two players share the floor during pregame warmups without much fanfare. One is 19 years old and averaging 20.8 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 4.5 assists across 65 games as the centerpiece of a...

DALLAS — There was a moment in the fourth quarter Thursday night at American Airlines Center when the building understood it was witnessing something that had never happened before. Cooper Flagg, 19 years old, was putting together the greatest scoring performance by a teenager in NBA history, and he was...

DALLAS — Cooper Flagg watched the Milwaukee Bucks attempt 54 three-pointers on Tuesday night. He was not going to pretend the number did not matter. "A lot of stuff, but I think just helping each other out, rotating," Flagg said after the Dallas Mavericks lost 123-99 at Fiserv Forum. "Obviously, we...

DALLAS — Jason Kidd knows exactly where Friday night's game against the Orlando Magic will be won or lost for the Dallas Mavericks. "Their ability to get to the free-throw line — that's something we have to limit," Kidd told Dallas Hoops Journal before tip-off at American Airlines Center. "They're...

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks are limping home. Coming off a 123-99 beatdown in Milwaukee on Tuesday night — their second loss in as many days on a back-to-back that saw Daniel Gafford exit in the second quarter with a right shoulder stinger — the Mavericks (24-52) return to American Airlines...

DALLAS — Jason Kidd addressed reporters Friday morning at American Airlines Center in a rare shootaround media session, offering his most direct public comments yet on the Luka Dončić trade and the subsequent remarks made by former owner Mark Cuban that appeared to place blame for the deal squarely on...