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Dirk Nowitzki Didn’t Feel Insulted by Charles Barkley’s Age comments, Would Love the Mavs to Add Deron Williams This Summer

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

It was the comment that made for sports radio gold back in February for talk hosts around the country. Charles Barkley, of course, had a strong opinion on Dirk Nowitzki. This was coming off a week where Dirk missed four games with a banged-up knee and was averaging fewer than ...

Rick Carlisle Says the Offseason Goal for the Mavericks Is to Make it so That Dirk Nowitzki is Dallas’ Second Best Player

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

No matter what happens from here on out in the NBA playoffs, one thing that’s clear is that there will be a new NBA Champion. The Dallas Mavericks were swept out of the first round by the Oklahoma City Thunder and have been forced to watch the playoffs from home. ...

Dirk Nowitzki Calls Lamar Odom’s Departure ‘Unfortunate’

Tuesday, April 24th, 2012

There have been many highs and lows for the Dallas Mavericks this year. It all started when Mark Cuban and Donnie Nelson made the decision to let go of key role players like Tyson Chandler and J.J. Barea to clear up cap space in preparation for the future. The Mavs ...

Brendan Haywood on alleged cheap shot of Dwight Howard: “I thought it was a big April Fools’ joke. There’s nothing to it.”

Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012

Stan Van Gundy is evidently claiming that Brendan Haywood "double punched" Dwight Howard in the back during the 3rd quarter of the Magic's tough luck loss to the Mavericks last Friday night. The footage begs to differ. Take a look at it for yourself if you are not familiar to ...

Don Nelson on Getting the Hall Call: “I feel really unworthy to be quite honest with you”

Friday, March 30th, 2012

Hall-Of-Fame coach Don Nelson. It has a nice sound doesn’t it? It just seems fitting. After years of waiting, Nelson finally got the call that he had been waiting for and it is well-deserved. In fact it is surprising that it took so long for him to get inducted into ...

Delonte West Explains How Uncooked Rice is Helping him Rehab his Injured Finger as he Prepares to Return to the Dallas Lineup

Wednesday, March 28th, 2012

Coincidentally or not, the Dallas Mavericks have lacked consistency ever since losing veteran point guard Delonte West to a finger injury in mid-February. Of course, the somewhat mysterious disappearance of Lamar Odom didn't help. And even with Odom back from a 10-day personal leave, he's struggled so badly that his ...

Rick Carlisle on Leading Dallas Mavericks in Lockout Shortened NBA Season: “I find the season very interesting and I’ve enjoyed it”

Monday, February 27th, 2012

The NBA season has reached the halfway point, and while it has been tough road for a lot of teams with the condensed schedule, the defending NBA Champs are right in the thick of things in the Western Conference. Despite changing the roster significantly this offseason and going through some ...

Cryotherapy and a Hyperbaric Chamber Are the Keys to Vince Carter’s Success in Dallas

Wednesday, February 15th, 2012

After winning the NBA Championship a season ago, the Dallas Mavericks roster was given a face-lift this offseason. JJ Barea went to Minnesota, Caron Butler went to Los Angeles, Tyson Chandler went to New York, and DeShawn Stevenson left as well. The new-look Mavs also made a few additions. The move ...

Jason Kidd says cryotherapy was a ‘secret weapon’ for the Dallas Mavericks last season, claims Dirk Nowitzki is far from done

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

In an interview transcribed here at SRI last week, Charles Barkley gave his take on Dirk Nowitzki being too old at this point of his career to be as dominant as we've seen him before. Jason Kidd has a different opinion on the matter as the Dallas Mavericks look to ...

Charles Barkley on Dirk Nowitzki: “Dirk’s Getting Old, Bro.”

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

The Dallas Mavericks lead their division with a 14-9 record, but they've gotten there without the usual play of star Dirk Nowitzki. Nowitzki, who carried the Mavs to the NBA title last season, recently missed four games with a banged-up knee and is averaging fewer than 10 points per game ...