Dirk Nowitzki News

Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki, of Germany, addresses fans following an NBA championship ring ceremony before a basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Wednesday, Jan.

Nowitzki started Sunday night's game against San Antonio following a planned four-game hiatus to strengthen his sore right knee and do conditioning work.

The Mavericks will be without Jason Kidd tonight against the Spurs in the early starting 5:30 p.m. game, after head coach Rick Carlisle confirmed that Kidd would not only be out for Sunday's game, but "probably longer." Dirk Nowitzki, meanwhile, is expected to return from his eight-day workout regimen to regain strength in his right knee and ... (more)

THE STORY: Jason Kidd is out with a strained calf. Dirk Nowitzki is a game-time decision.

The Mavericks’ Dirk Nowitzki hugs team owner Mark Cuban during an NBA championship ring presentation in a ceremony on Wednesday in Dallas.

Sadly, an NBA and Mavericks great is at the end of his road. It is hard to watch a superstar deteriorate, but it's happening and Dallas must now look to the future for a new point guard.

With Dirk Nowitzki on the shelf trying to strengthen his ailing right knee, Mavericks forward Shawn Marion has turned back the clock to shoulder the offensive load for Dallas.

You recognized that the Mavericks have been pretty inconsistent as a team so far? Thought so.

In response to the rash of injuries affecting the Timberwolves, the players are considering lobbying management to purchase a cryotherapy machine, a cold-temperature device that helps with recovery time from ailments.

THE STORY: Same old, same old. Dirk Nowitzki is still out. Vince Carter might play.

Lamar Odom might be the next struggling veteran on the Dallas Mavericks to get a layoff to work on conditioning and his game.

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The Magic didn't set any embarrassing franchise lows against the Celtics on Thursday night, but what occurred inside Amway Center arguably was worse than what transpired in New England three days earlier.

It took a long time, thirty years to be exact. But Wednesday night at a home game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Dallas Mavericks remembered last year's magic winning season by pausing to hand out championship rings in a coronation of jewelry.

Jazz coach Tyrone Corbin was hoping his team's balance would overcome the star power of Dirk Nowitzki in Thursday night's battle against Dallas.