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The Dallas Mavericks (often referred to as the Mavs) are a professional basketball team based in Dallas, Texas.
Read More at Wikipedia ›Donnie Walsh, the former basketball chief in Indiana and New York, hated the NBA Draft Lottery, once calling it "a convention of losers.
"Walsh, a competitive guy, always hated being in North Jersey (now Times Square) for the lottery because it meant he wasn't doing his job and instead of basking in the excitement of sold out arenas for playoff games, it was all about a television studio and a bunch of ping-pong balls.In fact, nothing has been more aptly titled than the NBA Draft Lottery.Just like some ham-and-egger that spent the last of his paycheck on a Mega- Millions ticket, bad NBA teams gather, bring lucky trinkets or in the case of Dan Gilbert, his neurofibromatosis-afflicted son, and hope things turn out for the best.Sure a cognizant, well-designed plan, implemented over a number of years by well-respected basketball people is probably a better option than hoping your number comes up but that takes time and in our short-attention-span culture, that's the one thing few teams have...They breezed through the Western Conference quarterfinals more smoothly than Marilyn Monroe's dress over an air vent.They did the same in the semifinals, too.But now...
The Dallas Mavericks announced on Tuesday that they have agreed to a new contract with head coach Rick Carlisle.The original four-year contract signed by Carlisle, w...
Celtics head coach Doc Rivers and Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert were amongst those announced as members of the league's new 10-member competition committee on Wednesda...
Nelson Cruz hit his third career grand slam, Josh Hamilton drove in three runs and the Texas Rangers beat the Los Angeles Angels 13-6 on Sunday night to hand Jered W...
Kilmeade talks Heat-Pacers game three
A third MVP award hasn't changed the endgame for LeBron James or the Miami Heat.Fair or not, it's championship or bust for the star-studded Heat, who will square off...
It's Kobe vs. K.D., it's Metta World Peace against James Harden, and it's probably the most anticipated NBA playoff matchup this season as the Los Angeles Lakers get...
Fair or not, it's championship or bust for the star- studded Miami Heat, who will square off with the much-improved Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference semifina...
Dirk Nowitzki scored a season-high 40 points and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Utah Jazz 102-96 on Saturday night to snap a four-game losing streak.Nowitzki scored 1...
Randy Foye had 28 points with a career-high eight 3-pointers and the Los Angeles Clippers won their sixth consecutive game, 94-75 over the Dallas Mavericks on Monday...
Los Angeles County sheriff's officials say an assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks basketball team has been arrested on an outstanding warrant from Las Vegas.Sgt...
Los Angeles County sheriff's officials say an assistant coach for the Dallas Mavericks basketball team has been arrested on an outstanding warrant from Las Vegas.Sgt...
Hall of Fame basketball star Dennis Rodman, who played on five NBA championship teams, was ordered on Tuesday to perform 104 hours of community service for failure t...
The San Antonio Spurs are the closest thing we've seen to basketball perfection in years and will enter the Western Conference Finals against the Oklahoma City Thund...
Miami bounces back after disappointing outing against the Pacers
Dwyane Wade turned on the style as the Miami Heat clinched a place in the NBA Eastern Conference finals with a 105-93 win over the Indiana Pacers in Game Six on Thur...
Miami's Big Two was more than enough to finish off the Indiana Pacers.Dwyane Wade and LeBron James turned around a season on the brink with perhaps the most remarkab...
With another season on the brink, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James took their two-man game to new heights.Just like that, the Miami Heat and a Big Three-Minus-One are he...
Most Valuable Player LeBron James of the Miami Heat and top scorer Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder headlined the list of players selected for the All-NBA t...
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