For the 22 teams that did not qualify for the quarterfinals, the league has given them two games each to complete their 82-game schedule since the rest of the tournament (apart from the championship) counts towards the regular season.

In a further blow to their already fragile rotation, the Mavericks announced that Klay Thompson will be unavailable for the game Saturday against the Clippers as he continues to manage a left knee injury. That absence leaves Dallas even thinner at wing and perimeter‑shooting spots, just as the team tries to halt its skid.

With Dallas no longer able to advance out of its group after the loss to Los Angeles, the NBA announced two additions to the Mavs’ schedule. The Mavericks are set for a pair of regular season matchups against the Nets and Jazz, a pair of teams that also have been eliminated from the NBA Cup.

The Dallas Mavericks are off to a rough 5-14 start, and with injuries piling up, trade rumors have begun to swirl. However, despite the team’s struggles and external noise, the front office has reportedly made its position clear on one key player: Kyrie Irving is not on the trading block.

Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg speaks on facing LeBron James for the first time in his career in the loss to the Lakers.

A recent video from the Lakers vs. Mavericks game showed LeBron James making the Mavericks’ bench laugh, except for D’Angelo Russell.

The NBA Cup schedule offers a homecoming with a twist as a struggling Dallas Mavericks side takes on the in-form Los Angeles Lakers, who are now centred around their former franchise cornerstone, at Crypto.

Ryan Nembhard may be on the way to his first NBA start as part of the Dallas Mavericks with Anthony Davis returning to action.