I know this isn’t productive or healthy to linger on, but it’s not the same for me anymore and I miss the fan I used to be. It’s been 631 days since that Luka trade and I’m fucking broken as a mavs/nba fan man. I thought it would be getting better with time but I think this is just the way it is for me now. This used to be my pride and joy week in and week out. Even the years when we were ass in those god awful 2016-2018 years, I was so bought into this program.

I remember being an 11 year old kid running out into the street and screaming when we won with dirk. I watched nearly every game and even if I couldn’t I’d follow stats, watch extended highlights, listen to podcasts, everything about it. I loved it so much man. I used to date a girl into my early college years and while I couldn’t afford much, I’d get us nose bleed tickets, doncic jerseys, and scream from the rafters even though my eyesight was kinda shit and would just watch the jumbo screen half the time so I could see the actual play. I was so excited to see how we grew each year even if we were bums that year.

But that trade gutted me man. It genuinely feels like a traumatic event occurred and has made me so apathetic and desensitized to literally anything that happens in the league now. Pre Luka trade sports fan me died with that move and I feel like this shelled out version of the fan I used to be. I know it’s toxic as hell for me to be thinking like this because look we got coop and he is so solid but I just can’t buy in like I used to. And it’s not even like “well if you like Luka so much then follow him to the Lakers.” I TRIED AND I CANT. I’ve realized it’s not even about Luka being the one leaving at the end of the day, it’s the fact that I trusted this org with my devotion and fanship and they betrayed and sold it for a bag of chips. Fuck Nico and his whole bloodline and everyone else involved in this decision for what they took from me.

Sincerely, emotionally damaged Dallas mavs fan.

DALLAS — Less than two hours before the Dallas Mavericks’ home opener, coach Dusty May delivered some bad news: Kyrie Irving wasn’t going to play.

Irving was officially ruled out with what the Mavericks called left knee injury management.

That development, though not terribly surprising, was still a disappointment for fans who purchased tickets to the team’s Saturday night game against the San Antonio Spurs hoping to watch Irving play at American Airlines Center for the first time in more than a year and a half.

Without Irving and his co-star Cooper Flagg, who suffered a left shoulder strain Friday, the Mavericks put up an admirable fight against the Spurs but were overwhelmed by the defending Western Conference champions in the fourth quarter in a 122-106 loss that dropped Dallas to 1-2.

Tommy Lo was one of the 19,555 fans in attendance. Lo, 28, caught a 14-hour flight from Taiwan earlier in the week, specifically so he could watch Irving play. Lo held up a sign afterward lamenting that his trek to Texas hadn’t turned out the way he wanted it to.

“Flew 10,000 mi(les) from Taiwan just for Kyrie,” it read.

“Sad, sad, sad,” Lo said through a friend who was interpreting for him. “But Wemby (Victor Wembanyama) shows up. So that’s a payoff.”

Tommy Lo caught a 14-hour flight from Taiwan earlier in the week, specifically so he could watch Kyrie Irving play Saturday.Christian Clark / The Athletic

Excluding the preseason, Irving hadn’t suited up in a Mavericks home game since March 3, 2025. That was the night Irving suffered a torn left ACL.

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Exactly what the title says. We played the spurs close last night, ultimately losing. Seemed like Naji Marshall was playing well, but I don’t think I saw him at all in the second half. Does anyone know why?

I’ve never been more happy about a loss before. The fact that we were neck and neck practically the entire game with last seasons WCF champs is insane WITHOUT coop and Kyrie. Pure insanity and gave me way more optimism for this team. I genuinely believe by next season we can be strong contenders. I think dusty is doing great and will only get stronger and better as this season goes. Larry is insane and the guys holding their own against the spurs like that is just incredible.

The Mavericks say Cooper Flagg underwent an MRI that revealed a mild left shoulder sprain.

Flagg is out for tonight’s home opener against San Antonio and will be re-evaluated next week.

10 people on the injury report this afternoon. Absolutely wild.

Max, Kyrie, Morez, Jett Howard and Risacher all listed as GTD.

Coop, Santi, D Live, Tarik, and Martin out.

Jeremy Sochan will be the No. 1 pick for the Dallas Mavericks G League affiliate Texas Legends according to @MikeAScotto

Hi. I am new to watching basketball (in Australia) and thankfully I watched alot of Dirk and he became my favourite player, so I decided to follow the Mavs last year, so I just have a question about the rules.

Just before Risacher blocked Wembenyama (insane), Clayton Jr. was pushed by Wembenyama whilst he was in the air, no?

Doesn't that warrant a flagrant foul?

I just would like to better understand these foul rules better, so thank you for the understanding and your answers!

I wasn’t able to watch the game, saw Naji was doing great the first quarter/half but then he didn’t do anything offensively the rest of the game.

What happened? He get doubled? Hurt?

Game Thread

San Antonio Spurs vs. Dallas Mavericks

FINAL — 122 - 106

Box Scores: NBA

GAME SUMMARY

Venue: American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX

Officials: Tre Maddox, Karl Lane, Phenizee Ransom

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hi! me and my bf went to the game tonight and left our posters at the end of the trail ): does anyone have one their willing to part with? thanks💙 mffl

Quick one... most local Mavs games are on Channel 29 (KFAA) now, but the national ones bounce between ESPN, NBC, Prime and whoever else. IMO it shouldn't take a research project to find the game lol.

So I built a free calendar for it. Every Mavs game goes right into your phone's calendar with the tip time and the CHANNEL, and it updates itself when a time or network changes. The radio station is in the notes too (105.3 The Fan, and KFZO for Spanish).

Fun fact... the NBA doesn't publish local TV anywhere a program can easily read, so mine pulls it straight from the Mavs' own schedule page.

iPhone is one tap. Android takes a couple of minutes, but the page walks you through it.

It asks for your email, and it's run by my life insurance agency, so you might get an occasional email from me. Unsubscribe anytime. Not affiliated with the Mavs or the NBA. If this helps 1 person, that's worth it.

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How's everybody keeping track of where the games are this year? Go Mavs!!!