“I wish they would respect [Kyrie Irving] and give him a couple more calls under the basket. He’s a great finisher around the rim but he’s gonna end up getting hurt because of how many guys put him on the floor,” Gafford stated.

The final meeting of the regular season between the Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves wasn’t what the NBA schedule-makers envisioned before the season began. The Mavericks were without Luka Doncic,

With Dereck Lively II expected to miss the next 2-3 months, Gafford is ready to handle a bigger role in Dallas.

Mavericks stars Kyrie Irving and PJ Washington shared their thoughts on the "devastating" Dereck Lively II injury update.

Dallas Mavericks center Daniel Gafford enjoyed a big game on Wednesday night against the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Dallas Mavericks had an early tip to start Martin Luther King Jr. Day against the Charlotte Hornets, entering the game wildly short-handed. Dallas was without Luka Doncic, Dereck Lively II, Quentin Grimes, Dante Exum, Dwight Powell, and Jaden Hardy, while Charlotte was missing Brandon Miller, Tre Mann, and Grant Williams.

It wasn't always pretty, but the Minnesota Timberwolves snapped their two-game losing streak with a 115-114 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — LaMelo Ball and Miles Bridges each scored 23 points and the Charlotte Hornets held on to beat the Dallas Mavericks 110-105 on Monday to extend their winning streak to a season-high three games.

Jamal Murray scored 32 of his season-high 45 points in the first half and led the Denver Nuggets to a 118-99 victory over the Dallas Mavericks.

The Mavericks and the Timberwolves have shown up to the game, but their offenses sure haven't. Sitting on a score of 22-17, the Mavericks have looked like the better team, but there's still three more quarters to play.

The early tip-off led to a back-and-forth tilt between the two teams, but Dallas couldn’t overcome its shortcoming of depth and left with a 110-105