Silver addressed the situation in Dallas with McAfee.

Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison doesn't regret essentially gift-wrapping generational superstar Luka Doncic to the Lakers.

NBA commissioner Adam Silver joined ESPN's "The Pat McAfee Show" on Thursday ahead of the playoffs, which get underway on Saturday. To little surprise, the Luka Dončić trade, which is still commanding headlines months after it was made,

After the latest PR debacle to come out of Dallas in the wake of the Luka Dončić trade (this time Nico Harrison continuing to trip over himself at every public turn to justify the deal), the Mavericks are perhaps trying to counter the negative vibes engulfing their franchise by throwing a little bit of good news out into the ether.

There's optimism Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving could be fully recovered and return from his torn left ACL by January 2026, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Wednesday.

The Dallas Mavericks suffered a big blow to their playoff hopes when Kyrie Irving sustained a torn ACL in early March. Now, as it stands, the team will have to wait some time to get the All-Star point guard back in action.