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NBA superstar Luka Dončić had a "negative interaction" with Patrick Dumont before the Dallas Mavericks traded him to the Los Angeles Lakers last season, according to Lakers Daily. The Mavericks traded Dončić to the Lakers for Anthony Davis and Max Christie. "When Lakers players asked Doncic why the Mavericks traded...

Anthony Davis' personal medical staff is on the Dallas Mavericks' payroll, something that was never done with Luka Dončić, according to NBA insider Tim MacMahon of ESPN. Nico Harrison, who was fired by the Mavericks on Tuesday, traded Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers last season for Davis and Max...

Luka Dončić said Wednesday night that Dallas will always remain meaningful to him, but he emphasized that his focus is entirely on the Los Angeles Lakers following the Mavericks’ decision to fire general manager Nico Harrison. Dončić, now in his first season with the Lakers after the blockbuster trade that...

Dallas Mavericks interim general manager Michael Finley voiced the strongest opposition to the Luka Dončić trade last season, according to NBA insider Marc Stein of The Stein Line. The Dončić trade was Nico Harrison's idea. "Speaking of Finley, he not only will share interim GM duties with former Nets executive and...

Former Mavericks governor and current minority owner Mark Cuban didn’t mince words when asked about Dallas’ struggles early in the season. Appearing on The Stephen A. Smith Show on SiriusXM’s Mad Dog Sports Radio last Friday — when the Mavericks were 2–6 — Cuban voiced concerns about the team’s “imbalanced”...

Former Mavericks governor and current minority owner Mark Cuban didn’t mince words when asked about Dallas’ struggles early in the season. Appearing on The Stephen A. Smith Show on SiriusXM’s Mad Dog Sports Radio last Friday — when the Mavericks were 2–6 — Cuban voiced concerns about the team’s “imbalanced”...

The Dallas Mavericks are set to fire general manager Nico Harrison, multiple sources tell dallassportsjournal.com/, signaling the end of one of the most turbulent executive tenures in franchise history. The decision follows months of internal evaluation and mounting frustration surrounding the February blockbuster trade that sent Luka Dončić to the...

Even from the opposite sideline, Doc Rivers sees plenty of reason for optimism in Dallas. Before Monday’s matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Dallas Mavericks, the veteran head coach was asked about the attention surrounding the Mavericks since the trade that sent Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers...

Milwaukee Bucks head coach Doc Rivers still remembers his reaction when the news broke last February that Luka Dončić had been traded to the Los Angeles Lakers. “I thought it was AI — honest to God,” Rivers said before Monday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks. “I didn’t believe it. I...

The Los Angeles Lakers have no long-term concern about Luka Dončić's injuries, according to NBA reporter Dan Woike of The Athletic. Dončić has a left finger sprain and a lower left leg contusion. The Lakers are 2-1 on the season. They lost to the Golden State Warriors on opening night...