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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 5 | History Defined

‘We want Westbrook!’ chants aren’t enough to lift Lakers past disciplined Jazz

LOS ANGELES — Nearly 6,000 miles from the Crypto.com Arena in Limoges, France, a 7-foot-4 basketball prospect pushed the ball between his skyscraper legs before taking a one-footed three-point shot that swished through the rim, evoking some ungodly mix of Kevin Durant and Dirk Nowitzki.

Los Angeles Times

Dirk, LeBron, Jordan, Kidd, Giannis: How Luka Doncic’s career compares at Year 5 mark

Jason Kidd isn’t sure if the start of Luka Doncic’s fifth NBA season represents a significant point in his young superstar’s career.

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Can Jaden Hardy one day fill void left by Jalen Brunson? He’s giving Mavs glimmers of hope.

DALLAS — Amid their efforts to quell expectations of dynamic 20-year-old Jaden Hardy, the Mavericks keep dropping hints that pique wonder and anticipation.

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Spieth, Scheffler, Nowitzki, Isner Compete in Pickleball Exhibition Match

The athletes all are from the Dallas area or played for Dallas teams.

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Luka Doncic Q&A: MVP outlook, ‘tougher’ West playoff picture and Year 2 with Jason Kidd

DALLAS — At the Mavericks’ practice Tuesday, Luka Doncic sported a pair of royal blue Luka 1s from his custom Jordan Brand line, hardly missed from deep during the Mavericks’ half-hour of 3-point shooting contests, and then sat down for his first interview with reporters since the team’s preseason media…

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Mac Engel: Once again, Luka Doncic will be asked to carry a load that no other NBA superstar does

DALLAS — Luka Doncic no longer looks “fat,” or “soft.”

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Q&A with Dirk Nowitzki on celebrity tennis charity event and Luka Doncic’s scouting report

DALLAS — Wish you could go back and relive the one 2018-19 season that Dirk Nowitzki and Luka Doncic shared the Mavericks’ court together?

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Kobe Bryant’s top 100 games: No. 27

Kobe Bryant scored 52 points in March of 2008 to help the Lakers outlast Dirk Nowitzki and the Mavericks in an overtime thriller.

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Still ‘every bit the hero,’ Dirk Nowitzki’s German No. 14 is retired at EuroBasket

COLOGNE, Germany — Nearly 18,000 people in Lanxess Arena on Thursday night alternated between craning their necks to see the highlights, speech text and video displays on the jumbotron hanging from the ceiling and looking down toward the man at the center of the spotlight on the court.

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Examining Luka Doncic’s potential to overtake Dirk Nowitzki as European basketball’s GOAT

COLOGNE, Germany — Luka Doncic isn’t often considered the opening act for a grander, more prominent show to follow.

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Heat’s Udonis Haslem still noncommittal on 20th season: ‘I go back and forth’

With a spot on the Miami Heat’s roster reserved for forward Udonis Haslem, he has yet to make a final decision on whether he will return for a 20th NBA season or retire.

Miami Herald

Diana Taurasi just did something only Michael Jordan and Dirk Nowitzki have done with her latest 30-point explosion

Diana Taurasi is one of the best players to ever touch a basketball court — period.

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What year is Mavs legend Dirk Nowitzki eligible for the Hall of Fame? (And other FAQs)

DALLAS — You have Dirk Nowitzki-related Hall of Fame questions.

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Dirk Nowitzki Jokingly Joins ‘Overrated’ Chants Directed at Luka Doncic

The Mavericks legend had some fun with the current Dallas star.

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Nets trying to stay disciplined on Kyrie Irving extension without alienating Kevin Durant

Nets Daily: Woj on Sports Center. "Trying to stay disciplined on a Kyrie Irving extension but they also run the risk of alienating Kevin Durant, possibly leading to an unfastening." Source: Twitter @NetsDaily What's the buzz on Twitter? Chris Fedor ...

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The first NBA champion from each country

More than ever, the NBA has become an international game over the past couple of decades. Superstar players like Dirk Nowitzki, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Luka Doncic are sprouting up from all over the world and dominating the formerly ...

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NBA Finals MVPs: Jordan, LeBron, Magic and Every Award Winner

Here’s a look at the stars who shined brightest on the game’s biggest stage.

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Bradley Beal wants to remain in Washington for the rest of his career?

I've heard a rumble or two in recent months from parties hopeful of luring Bradley Beal away from Washington that Beal is known for saying, in essence, that he wants to be the Dirk Nowitzki of the Wizards in terms of playing only for the franchise ...

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Bradley Beal wanting to remain in Washington for the rest of his career?

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Wild photos of Chet Holmgren next to Dirk Nowitzki, David Robinson illustrate his incredible height

Chet Holmgren, a projected top pick in the NBA draft, is incredibly tall.

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Mavericks’ route to an NBA championship mirrors the one taken by the title-winning 2011 squad

Can Luka Doncic and the 2022 Mavs do what Dirk Nowitzki and the 2011 Mavs did?

The Independent UK

Nikola Jokic captures 2nd straight NBA MVP title

Denver Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic has earned a second straight NBA Most Valuable Player trophy to become the second consecutive international player to win two in a row

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The biggest upsets in NBA playoff history

There's nothing more exciting in sports than seeing an elite team get upset by a plucky underdog, and that doesn't ring any truer than in the NBA, where a playoff upset is legitimately extremely difficult to come by. From Dirk Nowitzki's No. 1 seed ...

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Brad Townsend: Injury parallels between Luka Doncic and Dirk Nowitzki, and The Question the Mavs must now answer

DALLAS — The Question has loomed almost from the moment that Luka Doncic, late in the third quarter of the Mavericks’ regular-season finale against San Antonio, landed awkwardly, winced and grabbed his left calf.

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Pacers in the mix for Jalen Brunson?

Marc Stein on Jalen Brunson's free agency: I recently reported that Indiana I've started to hear them as a team that might try to get into that mix with Rick Carlisle obviously knowing Jalen Brunson is game very well. Source: Marc Stein @ ...

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