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NBA 75: At No. 21, Dirk Nowitzki, the greatest outside shooting 7-footer in history and a one-team superstar in the superteam era
Nowitzki gave the Mavericks 21 seasons and helped the franchise win its only NBA championship in 2011. → Read More
Inside the Mavericks front office, Mark Cuban's shadow GM is causing a rift with Luka Doncic
It’s not that Doncic’s situation with the team is at a critical inflection point right now. It's the fear that it's headed that way. → Read More
Lakers' LeBron James changing back to No. 6 after Space Jam: Sources
Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is changing his jersey number from No. 23 to No. 6 next season, sources tell The Athletic's Shams Charania and Tim Cato. Anthony Davis is expected to remain No. 3. → Read More
Luka Doncic, Mavericks have found their winning formula and ridden it to a 2-0 series lead over Clippers
The blueprint was laid down in March. The Mavs have run it to perfection in May. → Read More
Kristaps Porzingis is reportedly no longer untouchable. What is his future with the Dallas Mavericks? – The Athletic
The Mavericks acquired Kristaps Porzingis to be a bedrock of their plans to win another NBA championship. Could that be changing? → Read More
A tribute from Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash to their friend Marc Stein – The Athletic
Reporter Marc Stein will enter the Basketball Hall of Fame on Septemebr 5. NBA legends Dirk Nowitzki and Steve Nash talk about Stein. → Read More
Luka Doncic, the new Mavericks star who (almost) makes you forget he’s 19 – The Athletic
He's not Larry Bird. He's Doncic. He's just a kid, and he's here to save the Mavericks franchise. → Read More
Don’t question the Rockets’ reliance on 3s. That was their only hope
They pushed the Warriors to the brink playing this way. Other teams play this way. How else were they supposed to play? → Read More
Jeff Green has overcome so much and now he’s in the NBA Finals with LeBron James
Green emerging as the closest thing to a James sidekick in the final two games of the East Finals was unexpected. It’s also heartwarming if you know his story. → Read More
LeBron James is back in the NBA Finals, the only place he belongs
This is his EIGHT straight run to the Finals. What a career. → Read More
The Cavaliers ditched their custom suits for the first road game these playoffs
WHAT DOES IT MEAN? (probably nothing, but it worked). → Read More
The NBA Finals comes down to 2 Game 7s. That hasn’t happened in 39 years.
We get TWO win-or-go-home games over the next two days, and that will determine legacies. → Read More
The Warriors are back to looking like the Warriors we remember
Golden State saved their season and forced a Game 7. → Read More
Jayson Tatum is a Celtics star, and a rookie, in that order
The 20-year-old keeps defying every expectation that we’ve ever set for players his age. → Read More
LeBron James is too damn good. Still. Again. Always.
We all know James is the best player on the planet, and we still might take him for granted sometimes. → Read More
The Celtics’ road struggles could doom them vs. LeBron James
If Boston can’t win on the road, then it sets up an enormous Game 7 against a nearly unstoppable LeBron. → Read More
This LeBron James reverse dunk was totally unnecessary and totally great
So much for Marcus Morris, LeBron stopper. → Read More
The Rockets’ identity crisis that never existed can finally be put to bed
They tweaked things to win Game 2, sure, but they stuck to who they are and will do so until the very end. → Read More
The Rockets’ iso-ball can work against the Warriors, if it doesn’t run James Harden into the ground
Houston’s best play is Harden cooking an overmatched defender. He just can’t do it every single possession. → Read More
LeBron James’ 21-point first quarter was filled with ridiculous shots
James is cookin’, but Boston isn’t going anywhere. → Read More