Noah Weber
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Dallas Mavericks Reporter and Site Expert for @thesmokingcuban
Joined August 2014
Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving on what they mean to each other:. Doncic: “Nothing but supportive of everything I did…Just helped me mature a lot, realize to see the game in a different way, and obviously on the court it’s amazing to play with a guy like him…The leader he’s been
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Kyrie Irving is wearing a shirt postgame that says “Jesus saves.”
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Kyrie Irving on Luka Doncic and if they have spoke since the trade:. “We’ve texted back and forth. I’ve let him know that regardless of how this NBA business shakes out…We’re loyal to each other’s families now. We had a lot of sacred conversations that went beyond the court, and
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Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick on Luka Doncic’s performance:. “The moment with the tribute video and him sitting by himself and getting to actually live that and live in the moment and allowing himself to be vulnerable…His ability to then go perform, lights turn on,
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Luka Doncic just kicked Dwight Powell a lob behind his back for the slam. Luka Magic 🪄
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Kyrie Irving when asked about Luka Doncic:. “Does he ever annoy me? Yeah people get annoying. He’s not the only person that annoys me, I annoy him too. We just spend a lot of time off the court just enjoying each other’s presence. Our families getting to know each other. We annoy
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Kyrie Irving on his advice to Dereck Lively II during Hack-A-Lively:. “We came back to the bench and I was like man you don’t have to do all that, just let them foul you, accept it, take it as a compliment, and go up there and knock down your free throw. We believe in you…He
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Luka Doncic on Kyrie Irving:. “I just got to help him more. I feel like I’m letting him down, so I got to be there, I got to help him more. He’s giving everything he has and he’s been amazing for us the whole series.”
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Klay Thompson on Kobe Bryant:. “Kobe was one of the most intelligent athletes to ever grace this earth…My memories of Kobe are very fond…That’s the first thing I told Luka when we met. I was like man I knew you were gonna be special because he brought Kobe out of the house to
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Kyrie Irving on what the Dallas Mavericks mean to him:. “I feel like it’s a great chapter that’s being written right now and I’m enjoying every step of the way. I’m not taking anything for granted…I’m enjoying the Dallas community and the fans here, you know we talked about this
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Derrick Jones Jr. on his “lil bro” Dereck Lively II:. “It’s amazing. I know lil bro going through a lot, and we all there for him. He makes it a lot easier for us because he comes to work and he comes in here with a smile on his face and he shows that he’s not bothered, but we
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Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic got 98 votes for All-NBA First Team. He was not unanimous as there were 99 voters.
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Kyrie Irving’s message to Luka Doncic after that win over Denver:. “We miss you hermano. Hopefully at home you’re happy man. This is definitely one for him…”
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Jason Kidd doubled down on not knowing about the Luka Doncic trade until right before it went down, and was asked if he was fine with not knowing until the end:. “Ya, I’m an employee of the Mavs.”. When asked if he wants any say on how the roster is constructed:. I think I’ve
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Dereck Lively II on Luka Doncic:. “He trusts us…The first two times you get fouled, don’t say nothing to the refs, that’s all I got. Just please don’t do that…”. This leadership from Lively II is unbelievable and not common for a rookie.
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Luka Doncic on talking trash to some of the Orlando Magic players in German:. “I heard them talking in German, so I said some things in German…”. Says he learned German for five years in school, and when asked about what words he was saying, he said to “ask Maxi.”
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Shannon Sharpe just said that Stephen A. Smith voting for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for NBA MVP is like him “voting for a third-party candidate. You just wasted your vote.”.
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Anthony Davis on if there were moments today that felt like Dallas could win a title:. “It’s not even the offensive end, it’s defensively. We had a record, first game, 18 blocks, we had none by Kyrie (jokingly)…Once we really get (the defensive scheme) down, it’s gonna be a
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Kyrie Irving on his embrace with Luka Doncic at the end of the game:. “Luka was like I’m tired, man. That’s why I just hugged him at the end of the game. He left it all out there…For us as brothers to embrace each other, we know how hard we’ve worked…”
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Kyrie Irving on the trade that sent him from Brooklyn to Dallas:. “Best trade in the business baby. We won that trade! We won that trade! I was bad goods.”
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The Dallas Mavericks just traded a player who had all-time great written all over him. This is unbelievable.
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Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving’s interview was interrupted by Luka Doncic throwing a towel at him before running to the locker room after shootaround this morning 😂
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The Dallas Mavericks lost their two most valuable assets (Jalen Brunson and Luka Doncic) in the span of two and a half years. Their return?. Anthony Davis, ONE first-round pick, and Max Christie. Mavericks fans should be absolutely sick.
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Luka Doncic on his defense tonight:. “It’s playoffs. It’s different. They’re trying to double with me and I say no double. I take pride in my defense too. They’re always going to say that - the haters. But it’s fine. I’m out here enjoying playing basketball. That’s fun man.”
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Luka Doncic on his trash talk with Bennedict Mathurin at the end of the game:. “He started talking sh*t, one minute to go. You know what that’s about. I just said, you know, if you can talk sh*t, start it early. You know how I do.”
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Dwight Powell missed the dunk and coach Kyrie Irving immediately went in and grabbed Spencer Dinwiddie to sub in for him 😂
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Luka Doncic - 25 years old.Daniel Gafford - 25 years old.Josh Green - 23 years old.Jaden Hardy - 21 years old.Dereck Lively II - 20 years old.P.J. Washington - 24 years old. They'll be back.
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Kyrie Irving on Luka Doncic:. “When you have somebody that can be challenged and I can look to Luka and be like ‘hey man, turn this ish up a little bit’…When the going gets tough, you know you have somebody that’s in the foxhole with you that’s ready to go and shoot all their
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Luka Doncic on Kyrie Irving:. “Amazing. It’s tough for them. They double a couple times, Kai got open, so it’s tough to cover us both…It’s amazing having him on our team. He just helps me a lot, so much. Great guy and just happy that he’s here.”
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Jason Kidd says that he was with Dirk Nowitzki yesterday and they spent time together at Nowitzki’s home. Said Shawn Marion also still texts him every day and he saw Jason Terry the other night. The 2011 guys have reached out and are “cheering from afar.”. Mavs family always.
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Kyrie Irving on his mindset:. “I think Josh Hart had a tremendous quote where he talked about people having 12-hour shifts and we get to go out there and play the game that we love…We have ascended here because a lot of hard work…”. Good stuff from Irving here about his
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Gregg Popovich when he found out the Mavs had acquired Klay Thompson:. “Oh my god. How the hell did they do that?. I was probably having a glass of wine somewhere and it wrecked my whole night…”
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Daniel Gafford on today’s game and energy:. “It felt like I got drafted by this team.”.
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P.J. Washington and Dereck Lively II were both hitting the “Standing on Business” in the background 😂
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Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui Hachimura stopped and posed for a picture with the Dallas Mavericks’ “thanks for the memories” display of Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber, and Markieff Morris.
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Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic on what he’s learned from Kyrie Irving:. “A lot. When we were winning by nine the last possession I told him ‘I’m tired as sh*t.’ He told me that’s the way it’s supposed to be. He brought that calmness to our team, to me, the maturity, and
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Kyrie Irving on Luka Doncic’s struggles:. “Knowing how well he knows the Clippers, I know he wants to play well and I know he wants to make a bigger impact than what he’s doing now even though he’s almost averaging a triple-double…He’s a young kid in the playoffs going against a
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Daniel Gafford, Kyrie Irving, and Luka Doncic accepted awards pregame. Gafford - led league in field goal percentage.Doncic - scoring title.Irving - Dallas’ Southwest division title
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Tim Hardaway Jr. imitating P.J. Washington from after the scuffle with Russell Westbrook is everything.
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Kyrie Irving was fired up after Dallas’ clutch win over Memphis. “I ain’t ever turn the ball over 25 times and still get the f***ing W!”
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A Dallas Mavericks fan quickly tried to sneak a shirt that said “Nico sucks, Luka we miss you” during the karaoke cam, but they quickly panned away.
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Kendrick Perkins on Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving:. "I haven't seen Kyrie play with this much joy since he won a championship with Cleveland. He's dunking the basketball, he's showing emotions, he's engaged, he's talking defensively. "
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Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving making the NBA Finals in their first full season together is remarkable. Be proud of this team.
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Kyrie Irving on Luka Doncic:. “Specifically with Luka, you gotta trust him. You gotta let him be him and allow him to grow…I know his overall goal is to win a championship and it’s the same for me…He’s an incredible leader next to me…We empower each other to have that voice…”
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This will go down as the worst trade in sports history. The Dallas Mavericks gave up on Luka Doncic. The player who took them to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2011 last season, made five All-NBA First Teams in a row, and looked to be a lock to go down as an all-time.
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Nikola Jokic on Luka Doncic:. "I think he deserves to be the MVP 100 percent.". (Via ABC Broadcast).
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I asked Derrick Jones Jr. about how the Mavs have grown and spent time together off the court:. “We go over to each other’s houses, we chill, kickback, eat food, pretty much what normal friends do. We go bowling, go out, just chill, go to movies. We just enjoy spending time with
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The Dallas Mavericks continue to somehow find ways to make the worst trade in NBA history worse for themselves. Beyond baffling.
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Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford just shared this moment with some of his former Washington Wizards teammates after the game.
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Dallas Mavericks superstars Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving working on free throws on the chain net. Always some friendly banter when these two are working together and Irving is doing Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s signature distraction 😂
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Luka Doncic wanted to be a Dallas Maverick for life. It couldn't have been clearer. Finding loyal superstars in today's NBA is rare. Finding two in a row? Almost unheard of. The Mavs had that and let it go.
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Dereck Lively II might have gotten some LEGOs for his 21st birthday today 🎉
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The NBA on TNT broadcast said that Luka Doncic said that he hangs out with Kyrie Irving "all the time" and said they go out on "long dinners" together. Their chemistry continues to grow on and off the floor.
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Kyrie Irving on Luka Doncic’s MVP case:. “We all knew how special this year was going to be…(Luka was) really being more vocal, challenging his teammates, challenging me and doing it in his own way and I think that’s the true sign of an MVP…His stats speak for themselves…Me as
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Jason Kidd on what’s fair for the fans to say:. “Dealing with grief. We have the best fans in the league, and they can come and cheer and boo. If they don’t like the way we’re playing, if we’re being lazy, but I don’t think the fans are booing the guys are playing as hard as they
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Luka Doncic’s case for MVP is undeniable. Here’s a look at what Mavs PR sent to media members to highlight Doncic’s historic season.
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PJ Washington on when he got traded to the Mavs:. He was in a resteraunt, ran out, and was so excited. Says he couldn’t sleep and can’t wait to get started.
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Luka Doncic on Dereck Lively II:. “Big time man. I think people forget he’s a rookie…He’s been amazing the whole season…It’s fun having him out there with me and call him my teammate. It’s unbelievable and it’s a pleasure to have him.”
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Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic on yesterday being his daughter Gabriela’s first game:. “It’s a different feeling. She won’t remember it, but I’ll remember it forever…She was sleeping the whole time. It’s a different edge.”
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Dereck Lively II on Daniel Gafford:. “I’m here to win games. I’m not here to care about how many points I put on the board, how many rebounds I put on the board, how many times I start in a game, and he’s the same way…We have a great one-two dynamic of picking each other up…I
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P.J. Washington on Kyrie Irving’s leadership:. “Kai is the true leader for this team. Vocally. Obviously it shows on the court, but in the locker room he’s encouraging guys, he’s encouraging guys to take the right shot. He’s talking out defense. He’s talking out offense. Anything
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Dereck Lively II as he headed to the locker room after the win:. “What’d I say? In Kyrie we trust. Preach it!”. Irving finished with 48 points today.
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Luka Doncic on his mentality changing and him not complaining as much tonight:. “I just tried to play basketball. Just focus on basketball. Sometimes I forgot this is the thing I love, this is the thing I do. My mental focus was to just go out there and play basketball with a
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Kyrie Irving on Luka Doncic throwing him the alley-oop:. “I’m glad he threw it man, that’s the trust. The trust of our team. Saw my teammates were laughing at me a few weeks ago when I told them to throw me a lob, but guess who’s laughing now?”
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Kyrie Irving made sure to say hi to Dirk Nowitzki as he headed to the locker room after the Dallas Mavericks’ 109-95 win over the Atlanta Hawks.
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Naji Marshall on joining the Mavs:. “Throwing lobs to big Lively, watching QG shoot, and knowing Klay is on the bench. Luka coaching one team, Kyrie coaching the other, is still amazing to me…It feels unreal.”. Marshall is happy to be a Maverick.
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Mavs star Kyrie Irving at the end of his postgame interview:. “Shoutout to Dallas for all the love, man. Real talk, that’s love.”. Irving hosted his grand release for his ANTA KAI 1s last night in Deep Ellum. Kyrie loves Dallas.
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The Dallas Mavericks head to the locker room after a 129-128 loss to the Sacramento Kings. Patrick Dumont and Mark Cuban were also in the mix. Dumont was booed as he went though the tunnel.
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Klay Thompson has only been ejected twice in his career - and one of those times involved Devin Booker. Dallas vs Phoenix rivalry reignites tonight at 9 p.m. CT. 🍿.
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Former Dallas Mavericks center Shawn Bradley is in the house for Game 3 against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
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Dallas Mavericks wing Derrick Jones Jr. on his mentality of “fear no man”:. “That’s just who I am. I mean, I fear God. No man that bleeds blood like I bleed, I fear no one. It’s just how I am.”. Certified dawg.
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Mavericks star Kyrie Irving on defending Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander without fouling:. “I’m gonna show my respect to Shai first, he’s a great player but tonight in the first half there wasn’t really a rhythm for a lot of players out there. There was a lot of slowdown,
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Dallas Mavericks star guard Kyrie Irving on losing the NBA Finals and his outlook for this season:. “Last year was definitely a disappointing year from the standpoint of not winning the Finals…We got there for a reason. Blood is definitely in the water. I’m always going to take
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The Dallas Mavericks alienated Luka Doncic before the 2023-24 season even began, and he still led them to the NBA Finals. That's how special he is, and that team was.
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Luka Doncic on Klay Thompson’s Mavs debut:. “Knocking down a lot of shots, and he was moving out there. Played great defense too…It’s easy to play with a guy like that. It makes your life easier…It makes the whole team’s life easier…”
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P.J. Washington says the team was trying to wear the Pravi MVP shirts during the game but they weren’t allowed to. Pravi MVP means Real MVP in Slovenian.
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Los Angeles Lakers superstar Luka Doncic heads to the locker room after a season-high 45-point performance against the Dallas Mavericks.
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“Who’s crying mother fuc*er?” - Luka Doncic to the Timberwolves crowd. Don’t poke the bear. It never ends well. 📹 : @Mavs_FFL .
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Jason Kidd said that P.J. Washington gave a message tonight in the locker room:. “Give this group some time. This is a new group. A lot of injuries. We’re learning each other, we’re asking guys to change their role…Guys have been in a positive state, the energy is great. We
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Quentin Grimes detailed the illness that has been passed around the Mavs locker room:. “I couldn’t even get out of bed, it ran through the whole team. I think J-Kidd and them got it…We haven’t been practicing as much because you don’t want to pass that around…I ain’t ever seen
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Draymond Green on Luka Doncic:. "He is spoonfeeding these guys the basketball.". This is the same player whose teammates reportedly take a "sigh of relief" when he checks out of the game. Funny how one of the smartest basketball minds in the NBA is proving that to be false.
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Luka Doncic on Kyrie Irving:. “Amazing. He got us going. Without him here, we probably would have been down 20 in the halftime, so he got us going. So I had to help him in the second half a little bit, so we switched roles this time.”. Doncic and Irving combined for 63 points.
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Luka Doncic on playing with Kyrie Irving:. “He’s the Batman, I’m the Robin…Outside basketball he’s just a great person and we all get along so well. The chemistry is really good right now.”
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Jason Kidd on Dereck Lively II’s response to Hack-A-Lively:. “I thought he did a great job. I thought Kai did a great job of telling him on the bench ‘don’t run, just take the foul, just go make the free throws.’. That helped with being comfortable.”. Irving’s leadership shines
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Mavs forward P.J. Washington on his faith in God:. “It’s the reason I’m here. He’s done so much for me and I’m just thankful and forever grateful. I feel like the closer I get to him, things just start getting a lot better for me.”. Washington posts a Bible verse on his Instagram
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ESPN’s @WindhorstESPN on why Dallas traded for Anthony Davis:. “The reason they selected Anthony Davis as the guy they wanted for Luka is because they believe that trade can help them win the championship this year. They think they’re now big enough with their bigs to go against
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Mavs wing Derrick Jones Jr. on his upcoming free agency:. “I’m planning on being here. I don’t wanna go nowhere…I tell everybody, I love it here. As long as we can get everything situated, I’m staying.”. @SoFrenchProd .
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Jamal Crawford on Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving:. "They're not playing your turn, my turn basketball. They're appreciating each other and elevating each other and playing off of each other better."
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Kyrie Irving on Instagram Live after tearing his ACL last night:. “When you fall down nine times, you get up 10. I don’t know any other strategy, it’s just when you fall down, you get back up. There’s no time to feel bad for yourself or feel sorry…I have breath in my lungs, I’m
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Brandon Williams on Kyrie Irving:. “I actually called him right before the game today. Nothing basketball-related, I just needed some beats. It was all good though. I call Kai literally about anything…Anything that I need, anything that I want to learn about, office is right
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Klay Thompson on his first game with Dallas:. “I was nervous for like four days. I haven’t been that nervous I don’t think since the 2015 Finals Game 1…I finally put the uniform on, it felt amazing…It literally felt like my rookie season all over again…”
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Jason Kidd on missing the playoffs last season and making the Finals this season:. “We had a plan. You guys just didn’t know it. We got D-Live and O-Max. It’s alright to fail, I’ve said that before…Now we’re starting to build something and it’s kinda fun to be apart of .”
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Kyrie Irving to Mavs PR as Jason Kidd walked to his interview:. “If anybody ask him a question I don’t like…We’re focused, we don’t got time for no bullsh*t.”. Kyrie is locked in for the playoffs.
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The Dallas Mavericks’ arena speakers briefly played “Last Time That I Checc’d” by Nipsey Hussle in the final moments of the game before defeating the OKC Thunder. This song has tons of history between these two teams, as Dallas played this song from their locker room in November.
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I asked P.J. Washington what he loves most about playing for his hometown Mavs:. “Just the way the city embraces me. Everybody’s supportive, everybody’s there for me each and every game…It’s just been all love since I got here. I’d give anything for this team and this
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Naji Marshall on his Thanksgiving plans after jokingly tweeting that he didn’t know here to go:. “I was seeing who love me and who don’t man…I might go to Luka house to be honest…Luka, Kyrie, anybody, I might stop at everybody’s…”. Says his favorite Thanksgiving side is mac
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NFL legend Adrian Peterson on Dirk Nowitzki:. “I grew up in a small town, Palestine, Texas, east of here, and Dirk was one of my favorite basketball players. I was a Mavericks fan growing up, have his jersey…”
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Luka Doncic on how he feels the Mavs are doing through 30 games:. “I’m feeling good. We missed Lively for five games, we missed Kai I don’t know how many games, so we are far away from our potential.”. Doncic then said “I can’t wait until Kai comes back.” with a big smile. #MFFL
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Luka Doncic when asked if he thinks he’s playing at an MVP level:. “That’s a question for you guys to answer, I’m not voting.”.
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