Tag: Dallas Mavericks


  • Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is one of the most recognizable figures in sports entertainment and one the most sought-after actors in Hollywood.  The former Miami Hurricane made the transition upon finishing college, he went to play in the CFL for the Calgary Stampeders, but two months in the 1995 season he was cut from the team. …

  • Derrick Rose is listed as doubtful with an ankle injury, and most likely won’tย play Monday night against the Pelicans. Per CBS Sports. If Rose is unable to go, he will miss his second straight game with a sprained ankle, which he suffered over the weekend. Minnesota will have to go with the next man up…

  • Julius Randle grew up the Dallas Metroplex and grew up watching the Dallas Mavericks and 21-year veteran Dirk Nowitzki cement his name into the NBA record books. Dirk is a sure-fire Hall of Famer whenever he decides to hang up his sneakers. Dirk spent the majority of the offseason recovering fr๏ปฟ omย surgical debridement after suffering…

  • Rookie sensation Luka Doncic has been the talk of the league since the beginning of the season. Doncic is averaging 19.1 points,ย  6.7 rebounds, and 5.1 assists per game. While shooting 42.9 percent from the field, 35.4 percent from three, and 77 percent from the charity stripe, according to Basketball-reference.com. Doncic arrived in the NBA…

  • Derrick Rose and the Minnesota Timberwolves were in Chicago to take on the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night (12-26-18) at the United Center. This was the second time Rose has played the Bulls since being traded in June of 2016. The Chicago crowd cheered for the Chicago native after every time Rose made a shot.ย …

  • The Dallas Mavericks are coming off their six straight loss on their west coastย road trip and currently sitting in the 12th spot in the Western Conference.ย  Last nightย 12-23-18) rookie sensation Luka Doncic made it very interesting (against the Portland Trailblazers as he hit a buzzer beater with 00.6 seconds left on the clock in the…

  • If there were an award in the NBA for comeback player of the year, Derrick Rose would be an excellent candidate for that reward. Derrick Rose is averaging 23.1 points, 5.7 assists, 3.5 rebounds, 0.8 steals, and 0.3 blocks per game this season for the Minnesota Timberwolves. In the offseason, Rose signed a one year…

  •   Last week the NBA announced that they would be hiring  17-year veteran Rod Strickland to lead the G-Leagueโ€™s professional path program. โ€œWe will have former players and former G League players to guide [the pro path players],โ€ Strickland told ESPN. โ€œWe want to help them in everyday life, like balancing a checkbook, understanding whatโ€™s…

  • Three-time WNBA champion and the league’s all-time assist leader Sue Bird was introduced Fridayย as a basketball operations associate with Denver Nuggets.ย  Bird was not looking to get into NBA management when Nuggets president of basketball operations, Tim Connelly,ย  reached out this fall, which she stated was a “perfect match” that aligned with her future goals.…

  • Last month, I spoke with Charlotte Hornetsย assistant coachย Jay Hernandezย about his time playing forย Villanova’s head coachย Jay Wright. Hernandez played under Wright back when he was the head coach atย Hofstra University from 1998-2000. The Longย Island, Newย York native, also was teammates with former NBA Championย ย Speedy Claxton. Claxton is now an assistant atย ย Hofstra University. โ€œI learned a lot about…