Dallas Mavericks

Hornets’ Diabate wins Hustle Award, Knueppel misses rookie honor

May 11, 2026 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte Hornets came away from NBA awards season with both a leaguewide honor and a near miss. Last week, Hornets center Moussa Diabate was named the winner of the 2025-26 NBA Hustle […]

Hornets ship Washington to Dallas, Hayward to Oklahoma City ahead of trade deadline

February 8, 2024 The Associated Press

The Charlotte Hornets officially flew the white flag on the 2023-24 NBA season Thursday, trading away PJ Washington and Gordon Hayward in a pair of deals ahead of the league’s trade deadline. Dallas landed Washington […]

Mark Cuban says the changing NBA landscape led to his sale of the Mavs to casino families

January 2, 2024 Schuyler Dixon, Associated Press

DALLAS — Mark Cuban sees a future of NBA ownership where the advantages will be in real estate. The high-profile billionaire says that’s why he sold his majority stake in the Dallas Mavericks to a […]

Ball’s triple-double not enough to overcome Doncic, Mavs

November 6, 2023 The Associated Press

DALLAS — Luka Doncic didn’t have quite the fourth quarter that LaMelo Ball had. The Dallas superstar did plenty to lead a bounce-back win for the Mavericks. Doncic scored 23 points after a rare scoreless […]

Lively, Whitehead, Tyson get call in NBA Draft

June 28, 2023 Shawn Krest

Dereck Lively II was known for bringing energy to the court at Duke. Whenever he entered the game, you could expect to hear screaming and see hair, sweat and slobber flying as he threw himself […]

NBA free agency lucrative so far for NC players

July 6, 2022 Shawn Krest

A week after the NBA Draft, the league’s veterans step into the spotlight. The NBA’s silly season continues with the official opening of the free agent period. As usual, players with ties to North Carolina […]

Hornets outduel Mavericks, earn 4th straight win

March 19, 2022 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — Powered by a fiery start from Miles Bridges, the Charlotte Hornets got off to a big lead on Saturday night that set the tone in a 129-108 home win over the Dallas Mavericks. […]

Mavericks get hot from 3, beat Hornets

December 14, 2021 The Associated Press

DALLAS (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis had 24 points, 13 rebounds and five blocks, and Dallas hit a season-high 19 3-pointers as the Mavericks routed the Charlotte Hornets 120-96 on Monday night to sweep a back-to-back […]

Duke sharpshooter JJ Redick retires after 15 NBA seasons

September 21, 2021 The Associated Press

J.J. Redick, the sharpshooter who was The Associated Press college player of the year at Duke before embarking on a 15-season NBA career, announced his retirement Tuesday. The 37-year-old Redick played with six NBA teams […]

Doncic helps Mavs end Hornets’ winning streak

January 13, 2021 The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — Luka Doncic had 34 points, 13 rebounds, nine assists and a career-high four blocks, Kristaps Porzingis scored 16 points in his return from a knee injury and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Charlotte […]