Mavs Suspend Delonte West, Again
The Dallas Mavericks announced on Thursday that they have again indefinitely suspended Delonte West for "conduct detrimental to the team."
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The Dallas Mavericks announced on Thursday that they have again indefinitely suspended Delonte West for "conduct detrimental to the team."
Kevin Durant scored 18 points and James Harden added 16 to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to an 88-66 preseason victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday night.
One big kink in the plan is that Nowitzki won't be playing with Elton Brand, Darren Collison, Dahntay Jones, Chris Kaman and O.J. Mayo at the start of the season.
Centers will no longer be guaranteed a spot in the NBA All-Star game. NBA.com is reporting that the league will announce a change to its All-Star ballot on Wednesday.
Dirk Nowitzki was at times hopeful, at times humorous and at times a bit defiant as the Dallas Mavericks icon met the media Tuesday in his first post-surgery interview.
Nowitzki has never missed more than nine games in a season during his 14-year career, but the Mavericks are likely to be more than 10 games into the season before he returns.
As the NBA has decided to "crack down on flopping" with its new shiny fines for such an offense, there have been a few additions to the rule book and what will be enforced this season.
The Mavs got an 87-74 win over the Hornets on Monday. "We're doing it every way you can do it,'' Mavs coach Rich Carlisle said. "If we were a sex manual, it'd be a bestseller.''
Rookie Mike Scott scored 17 points, Lou Williams and Ivan Johnson had 13 apiece and the Atlanta Hawks beat the depleted Dallas Mavericks 110-94 in a preseason game on Saturday night.
Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Friday morning. Nowitzki has missed the last three preseason games with right knee effusion.
NBA officials made the rounds this week, talking to media and the players about points of emphasis for the upcoming season. They discussed the flopping rule and reviewed flagrant fouls, but there's one little tidbit that is causing a bit of a kerfuffle.
Jared Dudley scored 10 of his 16 points in the third quarter and the Suns beat the Mavericks 100-94 on Wednesday night, as star Dirk Nowitzki missed his third straight game.
Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said Wednesday night that he isn't concerned about Dirk Nowitzki's right knee because of the 11-time All-Star's history of dealing with injuries.
Mavs coach Rick Carlisle and GM Donnie Nelson visited with Delonte West on Tuesday after an angry locker room incident led to West's suspension. The result? End of suspension.
Dallas Mavericks guard Delonte West has been suspended for "conduct detrimental to the team'' after a late Monday locker room incident in which the guard "cut it loose,'' according to a source.
