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What if Hall of Famer Steve Nash had turned up the volume?

Don Nelson couldn’t seem to get the message to his pass-first, shoot-last point guard to sink in. Steve Nash‘s extreme unselfishness was a real problem for the Dallas Mavericks, a franchise that at the time was nearing a full decade without a playoff appearance. Nelson knew Nash, who was booed by home crowds early in […]

Dirk Nowitzki becomes first player to have number retired by German Basketball Federation

COLOGNE, Germany — Dirk Nowitzki now has a number retired on two continents. Nowitzki, the Dallas Mavericks’ legend whose number 41 was raised to the American Airlines Center rafters last season, was similarly honored by the German Basketball Federation on Thursday during the opening day of EuroBasket 2022. Nowitzki became the first German basketball player […]

Luka Doncic agrees to five-year, $207 million supermax rookie extension with Dallas Mavericks

Doncic, one of the most accomplished players in NBA history at 22 years old and rapidly evolving into the future face of the league, becomes the first player eligible for the designated rookie max extension upon signing because he has twice been voted first-team All-NBA. The deal includes a player option in the final year, […]

Is James Harden leading a revolution? Or is he step-back marching the NBA into an offensive wasteland?

There are 54 seconds left before halftime in Game 3 of a 2019 first-round playoff series between the Rockets and the Utah Jazz. As has long been the custom when the ball comes to Harden — the human version of a 20-second timeout — the game grinds to a halt. Utah’s raucous crowd trains its […]

From the archives: Phil Jackson on Jordan, Rodman’s new love and a superstar he was secretly scouting

In what appears to be the final season of the Chicago Bulls’ 1990s reign, coach Phil Jackson has periodically collected his thoughts and analyzed the swirling action around him. Beginning with a preseason trip to Paris and then later, often while relaxing at his desk at the Bulls’ Deerfield, Ill., training complex, surrounded by the […]