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• When you're at the @AACenter tonight make sure you use your Mavs @Bitmoji! Screen shot then tweet them to us!! #MFFL https://t.co/npRuJnQV6X

  04-11-2016 16:48 via twitter.com
  
  When you're at the @AACenter tonight make sure you use your Mavs @Bitmoji! Screen shot then tweet them to us!! #MFFL https://t.co/npRuJnQV6X
  
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• Eat it up! With season in sight, here’s 10 games we can’t wait to see

  28-08-2024 19:15 via mavs.com
  
  Dog days of the NBA season are just about over.
  So it’s time to dream.
  The month of August is typically a dead period when players, coaches and executives have a moment to exhale, even if they still are thinking about their to-do lists for the coming season and trying not to get too fat-and-happy after last season.
  When September hits in a few days, we will all be able to say that the season starts next month and we can all start salivating. And hoping. And dreaming.
  For some, like the Mav
  
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• Haywood picks Mavs as one of top teams in Western Conference

  25-08-2024 16:34 via mavs.com
  
  The long-awaited NBA season starts in less than two months. And former NBA player Brendan Haywood steadfastly believes the Dallas Mavericks will be a force to be reckoned with — again — in the Western Conference during the 2024-25 campaign.
  “When you talk about the best teams in the Western Conference, I have the Dallas Mavericks right there in the top three or four,” said Haywood, who works as an analyst for NBA TV. “You can put them in any order.
  “(Oklahoma
  
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• Kyrie Irving is chief visionary officer of PlayersTV

  22-08-2024 21:14 via mavs.com
  
  Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving has become the chief visionary officer and an investor in a new venture called PlayersTV.
  A Dallas-based sports media company, Players TV involves content produced by over 70 professional athletes across various sports. In addition to Irving, some of the players involved with PlayersTV include current and former NBA players Allen Iverson, Dwyane Wade, Damian Lillard, Carmelo Anthony, De’Aaron Fox, Chris Paul and former Mavs center DeAndre Jordan.
  Others
  
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• Kyrie Irving is chief creative officer of Players TV

  22-08-2024 21:14 via mavs.com
  
  Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving has become the chief creative officer and an investor in a new venture called Players TV.
  A sports media company, Players TV involves content produced by over 50 professional athletes across various sports. In addition to Irving, some of the players involved with Players TV include current and former NBA players Allen Iverson, Dwyane Wade, Damian Lillard, Carmelo Anthony, De’Aaron Fox, Chris Paul and former Mavs center DeAndre Jordan.
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• Mavericks’ preseason will start with Las Vegas training camp

  16-08-2024 18:22 via mavs.com
  
  The Mavericks on Friday released their 2024-25 preseason schedule.
  Training camp will begin Oct. 1 in Las Vegas after media-day obligations in Dallas on Sept. 30.
  The team will train on the UNLV campus from Oct. 1 through 4, then return to Dallas where they will play Memphis in the preseason opener on Oct. 7.
  The official announcement is below:
   
  DALLAS – The Dallas Mavericks announced their 2024 preseason schedule today, which tips off against the Memphis Grizzlies on Oct. 7 at Ameri
  
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• From Spurs to Celtics, breaking down the Mavericks’ 2024-25 schedule

  15-08-2024 21:59 via mavs.com
  
  The release of the NBA schedule is equal parts thrilling and ho-hum.
  On one hand, you know there are going to be 82 games. And you know all the opponents.
  On the other hand, it’s exciting like a movie you love to watch, even though you’ve seen it many times. You still love it.
  That’s why when the league announced its 2024-25 schedule on Thursday, the special dates make it great fodder for barstool discussions.
  Highlights of the Mavericks’ 2024-25 schedule, the franchise&r
  
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• MAVS CELEBRATE DALLAS ISD’S TIPOFF TO THE SCHOOL YEAR

  13-08-2024 16:32 via mavs.com
  
  School is officially back in session for students across the Dallas Independent School District! Monday morning, the Dallas Mavericks welcomed the Adelle Turner Elementary Tigers back to campus with an all-out celebration to get students, faculty, and staff excited for the upcoming school year.
  For the fourth consecutive year, the Mavericks have sponsored Adelle Turner Elementary School as part of the Mavs Take ACTION! program.Fifth graders all the way down to Pre-K students were greeted at earl
  
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• MAVS CELEBRATE DALLAS ISD’S SCHOOL YEAR TIPOFF

  13-08-2024 16:32 via mavs.com
  
  School is officially back in session for students across the Dallas Independent School District! Monday morning, the Dallas Mavericks welcomed the Adelle Turner Elementary Tigers back to campus with an all-out celebration to get students, faculty, and staff excited for the upcoming school year.
  For the fourth consecutive year, the Mavericks have sponsored Adelle Turner as part of the Mavs Take ACTION! program.Fifth graders all the way down to Pre-K students were greeted at early morning dropoffs
  
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• Denver, OKC among West rivals who geared up to challenge Mavs

  09-08-2024 17:22 via mavs.com
  
  Who won the offseason in the Western Conference? Who will be the top contenders to unseat the Mavericks’ from their throne ruling the West?
  It’s an unscientific job trying to break that down, probably doomed to failure. But we’re going to try anyway.
  On Monday, we looked at the Mavericks’ busy summer — and by the way, they may have won the West’s offseason with the acquisition of Klay Thompson. On Wednesday we analyzed the rest of the Southwest Division.
  Now,
  
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• Black to the Lab, BLACKLIT win top prizes at Mavs Business Assist Final Pitch Competition

  08-08-2024 16:31 via mavs.com
  
  Over the past 11 months, 100 small, diverse businesses in North Texas advanced through the Dallas Mavericks’ Mavs Business Assist (MBA) program, presented by ZenBusiness.
  After six educational sessions spanning the course of the 2023-24 MBA experience and a fast pitch competition that saw $30,000 in prize money distributed, the program culminated in a final pitch grand finale on Tuesday, Aug. 6.
  The MBA final pitch at The Echo Lounge had the program’s Elite Eight compete in a Shark T
  
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• Black to the Lab, BLACKLIT win combined $40,000 at Mavs Business Assist Final Pitch Competition

  08-08-2024 16:31 via mavs.com
  
  Over the past 11 months, 100 small, diverse businesses located in North Texas advanced through the Dallas Mavericks’ Mavs Business Assist (MBA) program, presented by ZenBusiness.
  After six educational sessions spanning the course of the 2023-24 MBA experience and a fast pitch competition that saw $30,000 in prize money distributed, the program culminated in a final pitch grand finale on Tuesday, Aug. 6.
  Tuesday night’s MBA finals at The Echo Lounge saw the program’s Elite Eight
  
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• Tracking a busy offseason for Mavericks’ divisional competition

  07-08-2024 15:52 via mavs.com
  
  As we continue our three-part series on offseason moves in the Western Conference, we move to the four teams in the Southwest Division that the Mavericks must be better than if they hope to make a return to the NBA Finals.
  New Orleans, San Antonio, Houston and Memphis are not championship contenders in most people’s estimation. Not yet, anyway.
  They still must be contended with by the Mavericks in what was an odd Southest Division last season, when the Mavericks reached the NBA Finals, thr
  
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• Breaking down Mavericks’ offseason roster upgrades

  05-08-2024 18:23 via mavs.com
  
  It’s time to size up the NBA’s Western Conference.
  We’ve reached that point in the offseason when most teams, if not all, have reshaped their roster through the draft, free agency, trades and other means.
  Not all the dust has settled. But it appears most of the heavy lifting for teams is done, including for the Mavericks. Rosters are mostly set.
  So we’re starting our three-part series to update fans on exactly what has happened in a nonstop summer of transactions. First,
  
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• Mavericks’ long playoff run paid dividends for Hoop Camps

  01-08-2024 01:11 via mavs.com
  
  PLANO – It has been a unique summer for the Mavs Academy Hoop Camps.
  Considering that one of the goals of the camps at various locations around the Metroplex is to cultivate the next generation of Maverick fans, this year’s camps have been wildly successful for a very specific reason.
  “Anytime we have summer camps going and we also have our Dallas Mavericks playing, it’s a really big deal,” said Ben Hunt, director of Mavs Academy. “The kids absolutely did know
  
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• Offseason acquisition of Klay Thompson excites P. J. Washington

  24-07-2024 01:17 via mavs.com
  
  PLANO — With Klay Thompson as one of the newest members of the Dallas Mavericks, forward P. J. Washington believes opponents will be in a “pick their poison” mode.Especially when Mavs guards Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are added to the equation.
  The combination of Thompson, Doncic and Irving gives the Mavs arguably the most explosive scoring trio the NBA has to offer.
  “It’s going to be super tough,” Washington said. “You can’t leave (Thompson). He
  
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• Off-season acquisition of Klay Thompson excites P. J. Washington

  24-07-2024 01:17 via mavs.com
  
  PLANO– Now that Klay Thompson is officially one of the newest members of the Dallas Mavericks, forward P. J. Washington believes opponents will be in a “pick their poison” type of mode whenever  they play the Mavs. Especially when Mavs guards Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are added to the equation.
  In effect, the combination of Thompson, Doncic and Irving gives the Mavs arguably the most explosive scoring trio the NBA has to offer.
  “It’s going to be super tough,
  
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• Lawson shines as Mavs fall to Thunder in summer league finale

  21-07-2024 08:50 via mavs.com
  
  LAS VEGAS – The Oklahoma City Thunder overcame an 11-point deficit and went on defeat the Dallas Mavericks, 88-79, Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center in the NBA 2K25 Summer League.
  For the Mavs, the summer league ended with them posting a 1-4 record after going 4-1 during summer league play last summer. In summing up the loss to the Thunder, summer league coach Jared Dudley said:
  “We played well in that first half and in the second they went on a run. I thought our defens
  
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• Lawson shines as Mavs fall to Thunder, 88-79, in summer league finale

  21-07-2024 08:50 via mavs.com
  
  LAS VEGAS – The Oklahoma City Thunder overcame an 11-point deficit and went on defeat the Dallas Mavericks, 88-79, Saturday night at the Thomas & Mack Center in the NBA 2K25 Summer League.
  For the Mavs, the summer league ended with them posting a 1-4 record after going 4-1 during summer league play last summer. In summing up the loss to the Thunder, summer league coach Jared Dudley said:
  “We played well in that first half and in that second quarter they went on a run. I thought o
  
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• Prosper scores 22 as Mavs prevail over Celtics, 101-90

  20-07-2024 04:36 via mavs.com
  
  LAS VEGAS – On June 17, the Boston Celtics won their 18th NBA title by closing out the championship series in five games against the Mavericks.
  On Friday, the names may have changed, but the jerseys remained the same. And Mavs forward Olivier-Maxence Prosper all but said he has the memory of an elephant.
  “I remember,” Prosper told Mavs.com. “I keep receipts of everything.
  “We lost to them (in June), but we knew we had to do something today, and I’m glad we got
  
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• `O-max scores 22 points as Mavs prevail over Celtics, 101-90

  20-07-2024 04:36 via mavs.com
  
   
  LAS VEGAS – Back on June 17, the Boston Celtics won their 18th NBA title by closing out the championship series in five games against the Dallas Mavericks.
  On Friday, the names may have changed, but the jerseys remained the same. And Mavs forward Olivier-Maxence Prosper all but said he has the memory of an elephant.
  “I remember,” Prosper told Mavs.com. “I keep receipts of everything.
  “We lost to them (in June), but we knew we had to do something today, and I&
  
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• New Mav Grimes learned early the rewards of giving back

  19-07-2024 04:22 via mavs.com
  
  Players who reach the NBA figure out quickly how blessed they are – and ways to extend those blessings to others in their communities.
  Quentin Grimes learned that lesson a lot earlier in life.
  As a high-school senior in the north Houston area, Grimes used his platform to award a Play It Forward grant to a local student as part of the Play With Purpose initiative. He was the Gatorade Player of the Year and gladly joined forces with the non-profit organization’s founders.
  “Their
  
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• Gortman filled in admirably for the injured Williams

  19-07-2024 00:21 via mavs.com
  
  LAS VEGAS – Because of an injury to Dallas Mavericks point guard Brandon Williams, backup playmaker Jazian Gortman got to start in this past Wednesday’s NBA 2K25 Summer League game against the Miami Heat.
  And what an indelible impression he made.
  Gortman collected 19 points, three assists and two steals, and was 7-of-15 from the field, including 3-of-8 from behind the three-point line during the 92-79 loss to the Heat.
  “I played pretty solid,” Gortman told Mavs.com. &ldqu
  
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• Ware’s solid performance helps Heat beat Mavs, 92-79

  18-07-2024 02:25 via mavs.com
  
  LAS VEGAS – Kel’el Ware showed Wednesday why the Miami Heat chose him with the 15th overall pick in last month’s NBA Draft.
  The 7-foot, 242-pound center produced game highs of 24 points and 10 rebounds in leading the Heat to a 92-79 win over the Dallas Mavericks at the Thomas & Mack Center in the NBA 2K25 Summer League. The loss dropped the Mavs to 0-3 entering Friday’s game at 3:30 p.m., Dallas time, against the Boston Celtics.
  Ware was 9-of-12 from the field with mo
  
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• Ware’s solid performance helped Heat beat Mavs, 92-79

  18-07-2024 02:25 via mavs.com
  
  LAS VEGAS – Kel’el Ware showed why the Miami Heat chose him with the 15th overall pick in last month’s NBA Draft.
  The 7-foot, 242-pound center produced game highs of 24 points and 10 rebounds in leading the Heat to a 92-79 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday afternoon at the Thomas & Mack Center in the NBA 2K25 Summer League. The loss dropped the Mavs to 0-3 entering Friday’s game at 3:30 p.m. CT against the Boston Celtics.
  Ware was 9-of-12 from the field with
  
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• Mavs looking to bounce back after 20-point loss to Grizzlies

  17-07-2024 04:34 via mavs.com
  
  LAS VEGAS – Although he obviously wanted to come out on the winning end of the stick, Dallas Mavericks summer league coach Jared Dudley can accept last Saturday’s 90-89 loss to the Utah Jazz. However, in analyzing Monday’s 108-88 blowout loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, Dudley said that was unacceptable.
  And that’s why Dudley took his team through a film session and then a practice session in preparation for Wednesday’s 2 p.m. CT tipoff against the Miami Heat at the T
  
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• Too many turnovers led to Mavs’ 108-88 loss to Grizzlies

  16-07-2024 07:05 via mavs.com
  
  LAS VEGAS – Almost before the Dallas Mavericks even had any designs on winning their first game at the NBA 2k25 Summer League, the Memphis Grizzlies quickly took those chances away.
  The Grizzlies put up a ferocious defensive front in forcing a whopping 27 turnovers en route to defeating the Mavs, 108-88, Monday night at Cox Pavilion. The loss dropped the Mavs to 0-2 going into Wednesday’s game at 2 p.m. CT at the Thomas & Mack Center against the Miami Heat.
  Before fans could sett
  
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• Too many turnovers lead to Mavs’ 108-88 loss to Grizzlies

  16-07-2024 07:05 via mavs.com
  
  LAS VEGAS – Almost before the Dallas Mavericks even had any designs on winning their first game at the NBA 2k25 Summer League, the Memphis Grizzlies quickly took those chances away.
  The Grizzlies put up a ferocious defensive front in forcing a whopping 27 turnovers en route to defeating the Mavs, 108-88, Monday night at Cox Pavilion. The loss dropped the Mavs to 0-2 going into Wednesday’s game at 2 p.m. Dallas time at the Thomas & Mack Center against the Miami Heat.
  Before fans c
  
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• Mavs center Jamarion Sharp has remarkable recruiting story

  15-07-2024 01:43 via mavs.com
  
  LAS VEGAS – Jamarion Sharp probably have one of the most intriguing recruiting stories of all time.
  While Sharp was a high school junior in Hopkinsville, Ky., Western Kentucky coach Rick Stansbury was attending one of Sharp’s game, but was only there to scout another player. Sharp, however, got the attention of Stansbury during pregame warmups, but didn’t play in the first half of that game.
  That’s when things got interesting.
  “During halftime of the game, Rick Stan
  
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• Mavs center Jamarion Sharp has intriguing recruiting story

  15-07-2024 01:43 via mavs.com
  
  LAS VEGAS – Jamarion Sharp probably have one of the most intriguing recruiting stories of all time.
  While Sharp was a high school junior in Hopkinsville, KY, Western Kentucky coach Rick Stansbury was attending one of Sharp’s game, but was only there to scout another player. Sharp, however, got the attention of Stansbury during pre-game warmups, but didn’t play in the first half of that game.
  That’s when things got interesting.
  “During halftime of the game, Rick Stan
  
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