Dallas mavericks News

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban seems to truly hate two things involving the NBA; the Los Angeles Lakers and the NBA's collective bargaining agreement, so it was really no surprise Friday when he wondered on ESPN radio, "Should they amnesty Kobe?"

The Lakers season opener didn’t go as well as some had hoped as they were embarrassed at home by the Mavericks 99-91, a team that featured 9 new players, none of them frontline stars.

As part of a 4-team trade deal, Dallas Mavericks forward Lamar Odom is going back to the team that drafted him: the Los Angeles Clippers. The deal will also send Clippers point guard Mo Williams to the Utah Jazz.

The Dallas Mavericks were eliminated Saturday evening. This was an embarrassing series as the 2011 NBA champions were swept by the young Oklahoma City Thunder.

Los Angeles - NBA.com is reporting that Kobe Bryant will most likely miss his 5th consecutive game Sunday when the Lakers host the Dallas Mavericks.

Toronto - The boos rained down on Chris Bosh at a sold-out Air Canada Centre but the reception was nowhere near as harsh as last season for the former fan favourite.

San Antonio - Playing their first game without injured Manu Ginobili, the San Antonio Spurs had to mount a furious fourth quarter rally to come from behind and defeat the Golden State Warriors Wednesday night, 101-95.

Kevin Durant silenced any rumours of a spat between he and teammate Russell Westbrook last night, sinking a buzzer-beating three pointer to extend Oklahoma City's record to 4-0.

Following what was arguably the most entertaining season in modern basketball last year, the NBA returns today with a plentitude of storylines. Between Christmas Day devotees and hardwood-aholics alike, I'm betting nobody slept last night.

Toronto - The boys are back in town. The Toronto Raptors made its long-awaited return to the hard court Sunday afternoon against the Boston Celtics in front of a surprising 16,721 fans at the Air Canada Centre.