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DALLAS — Cooper Flagg met with reporters at American Airlines Center on Wednesday after being named the 2025-26 NBA Rookie of the Year, joining Jason Kidd (1994-95) and Luka Dončić (2018-19) as the only Dallas Mavericks ever to claim the honor. Flagg's first NBA season placed him alongside some of...

Klay Thompson did not sign up for this. When he joined the Dallas Mavericks, there was no question about their intentions. Luka Dončić was an in-prime MVP candidate. The Mavericks were positioned to compete for the NBA championship. Nico Harrison infamously had other plans. It all worked out, but nobody...

DALLAS — LeBron James has seen a lot in 23 NBA seasons. Sunday night at American Airlines Center, the 41-year-old watched a 19-year-old put up 45 points against his team — and came away more impressed than bothered. James finished with 30 points, a season-high 15 assists, and 9 rebounds...

PORTLAND, Oreg. — The question came after Cooper Flagg had already done most of his damage. Twenty-four points. Four steals. A first half that left the Dallas Mavericks' locker room watching a tight Duke game before tip-off and calling the night's double outcome fate. Flagg asked whether he and Kon...

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...

The Dallas Mavericks shot 3-of-22 from three-point range Tuesday night. The Charlotte Hornets shot 20-of-51. The final score at Spectrum Center was 117-90. The loss dropped Dallas to 21-40, extended the losing streak to four games, and left the Mavericks with two wins in their last 16. Charlotte reached .500...

Cooper Flagg is out Tuesday night against the Charlotte Hornets, but Dallas Mavericks coach Jason Kidd made clear before the game that a return is coming. Flagg has been sidelined since Feb. 10 with a left midfoot sprain, missing nine consecutive games while the Mavericks have gone 2-13 over that...

The most anticipated head-to-head matchup of the Dallas Mavericks' six-game road trip may not happen. Cooper Flagg, the No. 1 overall pick and Rookie of the Year frontrunner, is listed as doubtful for Tuesday's game at the Charlotte Hornets — an upgrade from out, but still a designation that typically...

Cooper Flagg is no longer listed as out. The Dallas Mavericks upgraded the rookie to doubtful on Monday's injury report ahead of Tuesday's road game against the Charlotte Hornets, a notable step forward after Flagg spent the last several weeks sidelined with a left midfoot sprain. The change in designation...

The Dallas Mavericks dropped their seventh consecutive home game Friday night, falling 124-105 to the Memphis Grizzlies at American Airlines Center in a game that was never as close as the final score suggests. Behind a 25-point performance from reserve guard Cam Spencer, a historic night from former Maverick Olivier-Maxence...