The Dallas Mavericks limp into the closing stretch of a six-game road swing, sliding on a 10-game losing streak, as they head to Indianapolis for their fifth game of the odyssey against the Indiana Pacers.

Irving will not return to play during the 2025-26 season as his recovery from ACL surgery performed last year continues.

Any hope of Kyrie Irving returning this season for the Dallas Mavericks is gone. The team announced Wednesday that the nine-time All-Star will miss the rest of the season as he continues to recover from a left ACL tear suffered last March.

Rudy Gobert of the Minnesota Timberwolves faces a one-game suspension without pay after accumulating his seventh flagrant foul point of the 2025-26 season. The NBA confirmed the ban following an incident during Friday's game against the Dallas Mavericks.

The jersey worn by Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg in the first half of his NBA debut was sold privately by Sotheby's for $1 million, a record for a Flagg collectible and a record for a jersey sold through NBA Auctions.

Earlier this week, veteran NBA reporter Marc Stein reported that an unidentified Dallas investor group is interested in partnering with Mark Cuban to buy the Mavericks back from owner Patrick Dumont. The Dumont and Adelson families quickly put the kibosh on that report.

PHOENIX (AP) — Dillon Brooks scored 23 points, Devin Booker had 19 and the Phoenix Suns beat Dallas 120-111 on Tuesday night to send the Mavericks to their eighth consecutive loss. Naji Marshall had 31 points and Cooper Flagg finished with 27 for Dallas,

Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg‘s jersey from his NBA debut against the San Antonio Spurs was sold privately by Sotheby’s for $1 million, according to Dan Hajducky of ESPN.

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