Gobert ties NBA record with fourth DPOY award

Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert joined Hall of Famers Dikembe Mutombo and Ben Wallace as four-time winners of the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year award.


Gobert questionable for G2 after 1st child born

Timberwolves center Rudy Gobert is questionable for Monday's Game 2 due to personal reasons after becoming a father for the first time.


Sources: Mavs' Kleber (AC joint) out indefinitely

Dallas Mavericks big man Maxi Kleber has a third-degree dislocation of the AC joint of his right shoulder and will be sidelined indefinitely, sources told ESPN.


Luka overcomes illness, knee to put Mavs up 3-2

Luka Doncic put up 35 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists despite playing through illness and a sprained knee.


Luka: Knee 'not good' but still ready for Game 5

Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic declared himself ready for Wednesday's pivotal Game 5 against the LA Clippers but acknowledged that he would "probably not" be playing on his sprained right knee if this were the regular season.


The NBA's new favorite move is less traveling, more time travel -- and it's nearly impossible to stop

Whether it's tapping the brakes after a 100 mph drive like Anthony Edwards, or going from slow to even slower like Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic, the decel move and its variations are wreaking havoc on NBA defenders.


Struggling Luka: Feel like I'm letting Kyrie down

Luka Doncic, who is struggling by his MVP-candidate standards while dealing with a sore knee, blamed himself after the Mavs came up short Sunday.


Dallas spent trade season surrounding Luka with lob threats -- it's working

The Mavericks might have dealt their way into the perfect supporting cast around Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.


Westbrook, Washington ejected in chippy Game 3

A couple of heated confrontations during the fourth quarter of the Mavericks' Game 3 win over the Clippers resulted in a pair of ejections.


Luka leads way with defense as Mavs even series

Luka Doncic spearheaded the Mavericks' smothering defensive effort against the Clippers as Dallas evened the first-round series at one game apiece.