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Kristaps Porzingis is at his best when he is playing from the perimeter, and his head coach thinks that it would be foolish to move away from that. Speaking with reporters on Thursday, Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle rejected the notion that the …
Rick Carlisle’s response to David Fizdale being fired by the New York Knicks is probably not what you would expect. Carlisle, head coach of the Dallas Mavericks and president of the NBA Coaches Association, would be expected to sympathize with …
The Mavericks and the city of Dallas honored Dirk Nowitzki on Wednesday in a ceremony that saw a portion of a street that runs alongside American Airlines Center renamed Nowitzki Way. That brought all the luminaries out, but none of them had a better …
The Los Angeles Lakers will be looking for a new head coach if they decide to fire Luke Walton after a disappointing season, and longtime Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle is reportedly one name they have on their list of potential replacements. …
Ben Simmons is considered a rookie by the NBA, but not Rick Carlisle. Simmons is enjoying an impressive season, one that could see him win the league’s Rookie of the Year Award. Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell will receive his share of votes …
Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle is not happy with ESPN for publishing LaVar Ball’s latest comments. Ball told ESPN that he believed Lakers coach Luke Walton had lost his players, a charge that both Walton and Ball’s son, Lonzo, …
An error at the scorer’s table led to a funny exchange involving Steve Kerr and Rick Carlisle during a game between the Warriors and Mavericks. During Wednesday’s game at American Airlines Center, the scorer’s table accidentally …
Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle probably won’t be forgetting about Frankfurtergate any time soon. Before the Mavs played the Boston Celtics on Wednesday, Carlisle spoke about big man Nerlens Noel, who will undergo thumb surgery and …
Consider Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle a jack of all trades. Carlisle attended the wedding of one of his players, Harrison Barnes, on Saturday and was caught on camera showing off his piano skills for the guests in what appeared to be a …
Rick Carlisle will get the opportunity to be Tony Romo’s head coach for one day, and he’s already making the most of it. Speaking on ESPN Radio on Monday, the Dallas Mavericks coach said that Romo, who will be honored as a “Maverick …
Rick Carlisle is buying all the Boston Celtics stock he can afford. After they defeated his Dallas Mavericks by the final of 111-98 on Monday, Carlisle said he believes the Celtics have ‘a legitimate chance’ of making it to the NBA …
There’s no banter quite like NBA coaching banter. Ahead of Portland’s game against Dallas on Friday, Blazers head coach Terry Stotts had a funny reaction to Mavs head coach Rick Carlisle’s recent tongue-in-cheek assessment of his …
Rick Carlisle summed up the 18-30 Dallas Mavericks with a perfect quote on Monday night. Dallas stunned many by knocking off a Kevin Love-less Cleveland Cavaliers team 104-97. That made it two straight impressive wins for the Mavs, as they also beat …
Rick Carlisle’s acid tongue has struck again. Speaking with the media after practice Saturday, the Dallas Mavericks head coach was asked about undrafted rookie guard Yogi Ferrell, who just signed a 10-day contract with the team, and proceeded …
Things got pretty heated between the Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks during and after Tuesday’s game between the teams. The Rockets beat the Mavs 123-107 in the fourth meeting of the season between the teams. There were eight technical …
Rick Carlisle isn’t sugarcoating his team’s 4-16 start to the season. The Dallas Mavericks head coach commented on Tuesday about their lack of effort in a 109-101 loss to the Charlotte Hornets on Monday, two days after a blowout 107-82 …
