Basketball

11/12/2025 |  Mavericks fire Nico Harrison: General manager ousted less than a year after Luka Dončić trade (CBS Sports) The Dallas Mavericks have fired general manager Nico Harrison, team owner Patrick Dumont announced in a letter to fans Tuesday. The decision comes less than a year after Harrison's controversial decision to trade Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers, which set up his downfall in Dallas despite building the 2024 Western Conference champions.

11/12/2025 |  Who could replace Nico Harrison? Seven names to watch in Dallas with Mavericks GM fired (CBS Sports) Nico Harrison was fired as the general manager of the Dallas Mavericks Tuesday. Between a dreary 3-8 start and the vociferous "fire Nico" chants that remain a constant at Mavericks home games, it seemed as though it was only a matter of time before Harrison was axed. It turns out trading Luka Dončić may not have been the best idea.

11/12/2025 |  Mavericks fire Nico Harrison: Three things Dallas needs to do in the immediate aftermath to get back on track (CBS Sports) The Dallas Mavericks have fired embattled general manager Nico Harrison. The move comes nine months after making the highly controversial decision to trade franchise centerpiece Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers for a package centered around Anthony Davis. It's a surprising firing to no one and the Mavericks fanbase is undoubtedly elated that the man who traded away their franchise darling is no longer making decisions for the team.   

11/12/2025 |  Inside a $241 million week for Austin Reaves and the Lakers (ESPN) INSIDE THE VISITING locker room of the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis, Lakers wing Austin Reaves had just been presented with his second game ball in four nights.
It was late in the evening on Oct. 29. A short time earlier, with seconds left in regulation, he had split a Wolves double-team at the top of the key and sunk a floater to steal the game for the Lakers.

11/12/2025 |  NBA presents new All-Star Game format, selection process (ESPN) The NBA announced its long-awaited plans to overhaul the All-Star Game Tuesday night, laying out how the new "United States once again versus the World" format will go and how the teams will be formed.
Beyond the obvious change, going to a three-team format featuring eight-man rosters -- two of which will be made up of American players, and a third of international selections -- there are a couple of changes to how those players will be selected.