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PORTLAND, Ore. — Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd leaves little room for debate. Asked Friday night whether helping Cooper Flagg win Rookie of the Year is a priority for the organization, the coach was clear. "Yeah, it's a big priority," Kidd said. "It's a big award — you're only a...

Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Dončić will be suspended one game after picking up his 16th technical foul of the season on Friday (3/27) against the Brooklyn Nets. Dončić will not play against the Washington Wizards on Monday (3/30). The future Hall of Famer and Nets forward Ziaire Williams were assessed double...

Kristaps Porziņģis becomes an unrestricted free agent this offseason and it looks like he wants to re-sign with the Golden State Warriors. According to Warriors insider Monte Poole of NBC Sports Bay Area, early impressions indicate that Porziņģis wants to play for Golden State next season. "Though Porziņģis, 30, is...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Marvin Bagley III scored a season-high 26 points on 11-of-14 shooting, Cooper Flagg poured in 20 first-half points, and the Dallas Mavericks finally won one of the close ones, beating the Portland Trail Blazers 100-93 on Friday night at Moda Center to snap a five-game losing streak....

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Dallas Mavericks arrive at Moda Center on Friday night having lost five straight. The Portland Trail Blazers arrive having won five of their last six. The timing could not be worse for Dallas. Portland has climbed back to .500 at 37-37, clinching a postseason berth for...

PORTLAND, Oreg. — Cooper Flagg will play Friday night in Portland. The Dallas Mavericks rookie was not listed on the official injury report ahead of tonight's game against the Trail Blazers, clearing him to play despite leaving Wednesday's 142-135 loss against the Denver Nuggets with his right hand heavily wrapped and...

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...