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As Marc Stein reports, a sprained ankle to Dirk Nowitzki wasn't enough to prevent the Mavs from taking Game 3 over the Spurs.

Dirk Nowitzki is expected to play Wednesday night against the Suns despite a left foot/ankle injury that sidelined him for the fourth quarter of Sunday's win in Portland. Coach Rick Carlisle told reporters that Nowitzki, who worked on the side dur...

Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki did not practice Tuesday due to the foot/ankle injury he suffered in Sunday's win over Portland. Nowitzki suffered the injury during the second quarter Sunday and sat out the entire fourth quarter after feeling pain an...

Tom Carpenter recaps Sunday's NBA action, and discusses the possibility of Dirk Nowitzki and Elton Brand missing more time during the final week.

Dirk Nowitzki did not play in the fourth quarter of the Mavericks' win over Portland due to a foot injury. "At this point, it's not considered serious," coach Rick Carlisle told reporters. "But you don't mess around with something like that." N...

The Denver Nuggets will be without versatile forward Danilo Gallinari for the rest of the season after tests Friday showed he tore his left ACL against Dallas the previous night.

Josh Whitling recaps Thursday in the NBA, and discusses how Dirk Nowitzki's strong post-All-Star perfomance impacts his 2013 draft value.

Dirk Nowitzki scored 22 points, Shawn Marion had a double-double in his return from a calf injury and the Mavericks spoiled Jason Terry's return to Dallas with a 104-94 victory over the Boston Celtics on Friday night.

Tom Carpenter looks back at Monday's action, which included more playing time for Ricky Rubio and disappointing games from Dirk Nowitzki and DeMarcus Cousins.

Dallas Mavericks star forward Dirk Nowitzki returned to the lineup Monday in a 112-91 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder after missing the previous two games with a strained right thigh muscle.

Tom Carpenter looks back at the weekend action and assesses the new-look Toronto Raptors and injuries to Tim Duncan and Michael Kidd-Gilchrist.

Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki will miss his second consecutive game due to a strained right adductor Friday night against the Phoenix Suns.

Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks will miss Thursday's game against the Golden State Warriors with a right adductor strain, yet another blow to a Mavs (19-26) team that has taken its fair share of punishment already this season.

Josh Whitling recaps Thursday in the NBA, including surprise performances by Tyreke Evans and Ian Mahinmi, and looks ahead to Friday's games.

Brian McKitish looks at some of the breakout fantasy players -- and other key storylines -- over the last week of the NBA season. Greivis Vasquez and J.R. Smith are among those surging while Dirk Nowitzki has played well in his return from injury.

Josh Whitling covers Thursday's NBA games from a fantasy perspective, shining light on several players who should be on more rosters or on more radars.