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Mark Cuban talks about Mavs’ attempt to trade for Kobe Bryant in 2007

Mark Cuban talks about Mavs’ attempt to trade for Kobe Bryant in 2007

The summer of 2007 was a scary and dispirited time for the Los Angeles Lakers. They were deeply mired in mediocrity with seemingly no way out, and after losing in the first round of the playoffs to the Phoenix Suns for the second year in a row, Kobe Bryant went off. He infamously demanded a trade, and with just two years to go before he could opt out of his contract and become a free agent, it looked like the beginning of the end of the Lakers as millions had come to know them over the… Source link

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Mavs owner Mark Cuban buys small Texas town of Mustang

Mavs owner Mark Cuban buys small Texas town of Mustang

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, in a plot that feels way too similar to the hit show “Schitt’s Creek,” is now the owner of a small town in Texas. Cuban purchased the town of Mustang, Texas, this week, according to The Dallas Morning News, and now controls all 77 acres of the Navarro County, Texas, community. The longtime “Shark Tank” investor said a good friend needed to sell it, which is why he went through with the deal in the first place. “I don’t know what, if anything, I… Source link

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$70K bet placed on Clippers to cover vs. Mavs

K bet placed on Clippers to cover vs. Mavs

At least one bettor is extremely confident in the Los Angeles Clippers‘ chances of forcing a Game 7 in their first-round series with the Dallas Mavericks. A bettor at BetMGM has placed a $69,300 wager on the Clippers -2.5 vs. the host Mavericks on Friday night. If the Clippers win by three or more points, that bettor will net $63,000. If the Clippers win by one or two or the Mavericks win, well, the book will be happy to keep that bettor’s money. The Mavericks lead the series 3-2 and can… Source link

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Lakers hold off Suns; Clippers down 0-2 to Mavs

Lakers hold off Suns; Clippers down 0-2 to Mavs

Welcome to the Yahoo Sports NBA playoff tracker, your daily one-stop shop for all the latest game results from each NBA playoff series. Here’s a look at Tuesday’s games. Clippers lose again as Mavericks return home up 2-0 Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks are returning home with a 2-0 series lead after defeating the Los Angeles Clippers 127-121 on Tuesday night at Staples Center. Doncic finished with 39 points, seven assists and seven rebounds as the Clippers had nothing defensively to slow… Source link

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NBA fines Mavs’ Kristaps Porzingis $50K for attending club

NBA fines Mavs’ Kristaps Porzingis K for attending club

The NBA fined Dallas Mavericks center Kristaps Porzingis $50,000 on Tuesday after he apparently went to a club in Los Angeles after their first playoff win on Saturday. Porzingis, the league said, attended a club on Sunday — one day after Dallas beat the Los Angeles Clippers 113-106 in Game 1 of their opening round playoff series at the Staples Center. According to NBA rules, players are prohibited “from going into any bar, club, lounge or similar establishment, regardless of the player’s… Source link

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