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Dirk Nowitzki's intention to take a "significant pay cut" next summer will be part of the Dallas Mavericks' sales pitch in July as they attempt to sign a superstar in free agency.

DALLAS - For the first time in a dozen years, the Dallas Mavericks won't participate in the playoffs. The Mavs' 12-year streak was snapped Wednesday night when they were officially eliminated due to their home loss to the lowly Phoenix Suns and th...

A preseason guarantee that the Dallas Mavericks would be only a game and a half behind the Los Angeles Lakers when they left for this late-season trip to L.A. would have certainly pleased Dirk Nowitzki. The Mavs' superstar just didn't imagine that...

At first glance, the math doesn't look too daunting. After winning four of the last five games, the Dallas Mavericks are only three games out of eighth place in the Western Conference. They've given themselves a slim chance at extending the franch...

DALLAS -- Be careful what you wish for, Mark Cuban. You say you miss the days of witty repartee with Phil Jackson and Shaquille O'Neal? Want another high-profile Laker with whom to go back-and-forth? OK, Kobe Bryant is game. But the Black Mamba...

After his most dominant performance of a frustrating season, Dirk Nowitzki declared he has no doubt he'll play for the Dallas Mavericks at least through the 2015-16 season.

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says he was just trying to help educate folks on the collective bargaining agreement when he hypothetically suggested that the Los Angeles Lakers should consider using the amnesty clause on Kobe Bryant.

Mark Cuban predicted this summer that there would be chemistry problems for the loaded Los Angeles Lakers and pretty much openly prayed to the basketball gods that the NBA's glamour team would "suck." However, if you had promised Cuban before the ...

Dallas Mavericks center Chris Kaman is available to play Sunday against the Los Angeles Lakers after missing the last 10 games due to a concussion.

All due respect to Derek Fisher, the proud owner of five NBA championship rings, but the fact that the Dallas Mavericks are signing him is a sign of desperation. It's a sign of just how much they miss the savvy and steady hand of Jason Kidd, who s...

How it happened: The Los Angeles Lakers looked like championship contenders, not a team that hadn't won on the road this season until Saturday night. The Dallas Mavericks just looked awful, especially considering that this was the Lakers' fourth g...

DALLAS -- The media went fishing for more trash talk about the Los Angeles Lakers, but Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban didn't bite before Saturday night's game. He did, however, return a little fire at the Lakers' fan base. "I've said enough ...

The media went fishing for more trash talk about the Los Angeles Lakers, but Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban didn't bite before Saturday night's game.

Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle isn't one bit happy that the preseason West favorite Los Angeles Lakers fired his former assistant Mike Brown after five games.

How it happened: Asked how the Dallas Mavericks could survive the absence of their only star, coach Rick Carlisle said the Mavericks needed to be a team of go-to guys. That looks like a pretty smart solution after the Mavs' shockingly convincing w...

Mark Cuban questioned this summer whether all of LA's high-profile pieces would be able to pull in the same direction. That remains a legitimate question after the Lakers' injury-riddled, winless preseason.