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One of the NBA’s great cult heroes of the last decade is back in the sport. Shams Charania of The Athletic reported on Saturday that retired former Dallas Mavericks point guard JJ Barea has a new job. Barea is becoming the new head coach of the …
Basketball’s favorite 70-inch-tall player has officially called it a career. Former Dallas Mavericks guard JJ Barea spoke this week with Puerto Rican outlet El Nuevo Dia and revealed that he is retiring from the sport. “I’m …
JJ Barea is one of the longest-tenured Dallas Mavericks, but that tenure may now be on shaky ground. Puerto Rican outlet El Nuevo Dia reported on Monday that the veteran guard was “frustrated” he was not able to contribute to the …
JJ Barea had a funny moment toying with Dallas Mavericks fans at the end of the team’s 142-94 win over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night. Barea has only played in one game this season as he returns from a torn Achilles tendon, mostly …
The Dallas Mavericks are worried about the injury fate of JJ Barea. Barea left Friday night’s win over Minnesota with what the team termed a lower right leg injury. ESPN’s Tim MacMahon reported after the game that the Mavericks believe …
Washington Wizards guard John Wall got a bit personal with Dallas Mavericks counterpart JJ Barea after their game on Monday night. Following the Wizards’ embarrassing 98-75 loss to the Mavs, Wall called the six-foot Barea “a little …
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is on a roll with his humor lately. Mavs guard J.J. Barea was assessed a flagrant 2 foul and ejected in the third quarter of the team’s win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday after pushing Clippers big …
Russell Westbrook hates dealing with the media, so you knew the Thunder star was going to bring his best trolling game during his chat with reporters after he was ejected Wednesday night. And he did just that. Westbrook and Mavericks guard J.J. Barea …
During the second quarter of Wednesday’s game between the Mavericks and Thunder, tempers flared after a foul on Russell Westbrook by J.J. Barea. Westbrook had Barea posted up when he made a quick move towards the paint. Barea grabbed …
JJ Barea was ejected for deliberately pushing Ray Allen during the Miami Heat’s 97-81 win over the Timberwolves in Minnesota Monday. Barea felt like Allen had bumped (or elbowed) him while backing him down beyond the 3-point line with just over …
In comparison with the past couple of seasons, the Timberwolves have actually taken a step forward this year. In 2010 and 2011 (both 82-game seasons), they won less than 20 games. This season with the shortened schedule, Minnesota has won 26 games …
There’s a saying to describe guys who overachieved to land their girlfriends, and it’s called “outkicking your coverage.” It’s not too common in the regular world, but it’s a pretty normal thing in the athlete …
One of the greatest tricks the devil ever pulled was setting J.J. Barea up with Miss Universe Zuleyka Rivera. Barea is one of the most famous athletes from Puerto Rico, and Rivera is their other top natural resource. For Puerto Rico natives the …
Mavericks point guard J.J. Barea became the first Puerto Rican-born player to win an NBA Championship earlier this month. He did his territory proud by draping himself in the Puerto Rico flag during the Mavericks’ trophy ceremony. Now Puerto …
Until winning the NBA championship as head coach of the Dallas Mavericks, Rick Carlisle never received the respect he deserved. Carlisle has a .600 career winning percentage as a coach, and he led the Pistons to back-to-back 50-32 season in Detroit …
There have been seven NBA players who were born in Puerto Rico, and none are more accomplished in the League than J.J. Barea. The diminutive Dallas point guard had 15 points in the team’s Game 6 close-out win, and the Mavs won all three games …
