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The overall records don't look good, but the Dallas Mavericks and Portland Trail Blazers show impressive recent results as they square off Friday night at Moda Center. The Trail Blazers (22-28) have won four of their last five, while the Mavericks (19-30) have triumphed in three straight games and eight of their last 11. "Two hot teams right now," Portland center Mason Plumlee said. Continue to Article

February 02, 2017 9:03:pm EST

Magic Johnson is coming back to the Lakers. Six and a half years after selling off his ownership stake in the franchise, and eight months after relinquishing his ceremonial role as team vice president, Magic Johnson is rejoining the Los Angeles Lakers … and that might not be the only change coming soon to the Lakers’ masthead. Continue to Article

February 02, 2017 3:10:pm EST

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban’s history with President Donald Trump is a little knotty. Speaking with NBA beat reporters prior to Dallas’ 113-95 win over Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, Cuban (who has owned the Mavs since early 2000) detailed the NBA’s role in staring down a President that could serve as a consistent combatant just in light of his work in the first week and a half in office. Continue to Article

February 02, 2017 12:02:pm EST

Seth Curry scored 22 points, Salah Mejri had 16 points and a career-high 17 rebounds and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 113-95 on Wednesday night for their fifth win in six games. Mejri played 21 minutes at center with Andrew Bogut out of action and helped Dallas - the NBA's worst-rebounding team - set a season high for boards and outrebound the Sixers 51-39. Harrison Barnes added 16 points for Dallas, and Devin Harris had 14. Continue to Article

February 01, 2017 11:08:pm EST

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban questioned the effectiveness of President Donald Trump's executive order restricting immigration from seven countries, citing the ''hypocrisy'' of limiting immigration from some countries while not including others. Cuban spoke of the struggles of his grandparents coming to America to escape persecution in Nazi-occupied Austria and in Stalinist Russia, and the challenges they initially faced as immigrants here. ''You don't condemn an entire country based on the mistakes of a few,'' Cuban said. Continue to Article

February 01, 2017 8:40:pm EST