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PHOENIX — Mark Williams had surgery Thursday on a torn labrum in his left shoulder. The Phoenix Suns announced the procedure Friday and did not set a timetable for his return. The Suns said Williams sustained the injury during an offseason workout. ESPN's Shams Charania, who reported the surgery, said Williams will...

DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks coach Dusty May said Thursday that he has been part of a couple of workouts with Kyrie Irving this summer and has watched the guard play pickup, on-court work that comes ahead of Irving's first game action since March 3, 2025. May was in studio at...

DALLAS — Dirk Nowitzki said Monday that the Dallas Mavericks are building the roster around Cooper Flagg and that the largest open question in Dallas is the health of center Dereck Lively II. He made the comments in a phone interview with Mike Curtis of The Dallas Morning News. Flagg...

DALLAS — Santi Aldama will not play for Spain this month. The Spanish Basketball Federation announced Wednesday that the Dallas Mavericks forward is still recovering from right knee surgery. Spain plays Portugal in Zaragoza on Aug. 28 and Greece in Athens on Aug. 31. The games open the second round...

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...

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...

The Dallas Mavericks get two key contributors back Wednesday night against the Atlanta Hawks, but will be without Brandon Williams as they open a three-game homestand at American Airlines Center. Klay Thompson and Daniel Gafford are both active for the 7:30 p.m. tip-off after each missing the past two games...

The Dallas Mavericks will be without Cooper Flagg for at least Thursday's game against the Los Angeles Lakers, along with NBA All-Star Weekend. Flagg suffered a left midfoot sprain during Tuesday’s 120-111 loss to the Phoenix Suns. An MRI confirmed the diagnosis, and he has been ruled out for Thursday’s...

Dallas Mavericks fans can exhale — at least for now. Early concerns that Anthony Davis could be facing a season-ending injury have eased, as the Mavericks no longer expect the veteran big man to require surgery on his left hand. Davis remains on a roughly six-week recovery timeline, keeping the...

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd offered his most detailed update yet on Kyrie Irving’s recovery from a torn ACL, reinforcing that while progress continues, no return timeline has been established, and the team’s position in the standings will not factor into the decision. Before the injury, Irving was playing...