The NBA announced the participants for their annual Rising Stars Challenge, which consists of young players making a mark across the NBA. All participants are either rookies, sophomores, or in the NBA G-League. And for the second year in a row, a Maverick is in the Challenge.

Former South Bay Lakers’ Kylor Kelley’s journey to the NBA has taken another exciting turn, as the Dallas Mavericks have called up the center for the remainder of the season. Kelley, who has been a standout performer in the G League this year,

Kylor Kelley spoke to reporters before the Dallas Mavericks' game on Monday night against the Washington Wizards.

The Boston Celtics ended their Western Conference road trip on Saturday, Jan. 25, with a 122-107 win over the Dallas Mavericks. This was the Celtics' third win in four road games and marked the end of another successful venture out West. Joe Mazzulla's team has been impressive on the road this season.

As well as Kyrie Irving has played, the hobbled Mavericks have been a bottom-seven offense over the past month, minus Luka Dončić.

The Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics met in Dallas on Saturday for their first matchup since last season's NBA Finals. Dallas was missing many key pieces, including starters Luka Doncic and Dereck Lively II, while Boston was wrapping up a four-game road trip.

Andre Iguodala is set to become the seventh player to have his number retired by the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors will retire Iguodala's No. 9 after

Jayson Tatum scored 24 points, Derrick White added 23, including Boston’s first 11 of the third quarter, and the Celtics beat the Dallas Mavericks 122-107 on Saturday night in the first meeting between the teams since the NBA Finals.

The former Mavs big man left nearly three years ago, but hadn’t played a game at American Airlines Center until Saturday.

DALLAS — Watch the Dallas Mavericks vs. Washington Wizards at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 27 on KFAA, which has just been added to DirecTV Stream's list of channels. Here's a breakdown on how to tune in – and guarantee you get the clearest signal possible of the broadcast.

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