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Brad Townsend @townbrad
On Los Mavs Night, Luka Doncic delivers a greeting to fans in Spanish. pic.twitter.com/s9WbKowiWq – 8:41 PM
On Los Mavs Night, Luka Doncic delivers a greeting to fans in Spanish. pic.twitter.com/s9WbKowiWq – 8:41 PM

Mark Followill @MFollowill
Starters for the Mavs tonight – Luka, Kyrie, Bullock, Kleber and Powell. Tipoff vs the Hornets coming up in mins on BSSW – 8:39 PM
Starters for the Mavs tonight – Luka, Kyrie, Bullock, Kleber and Powell. Tipoff vs the Hornets coming up in mins on BSSW – 8:39 PM

Chuck Cooperstein @coopmavs
Mavs starters: Bullock, Kleber, Powell, Irving, Doncic
CHA starters: Hayward, Washington, Richards, Smith, Mykhailiuk – 8:14 PM
Mavs starters: Bullock, Kleber, Powell, Irving, Doncic
CHA starters: Hayward, Washington, Richards, Smith, Mykhailiuk – 8:14 PM

Kurt Helin @basketballtalk
Luka Dončić fined for money gesture toward referee after loss nba.nbcsports.com/2023/03/24/luk… – 7:47 PM
Luka Dončić fined for money gesture toward referee after loss nba.nbcsports.com/2023/03/24/luk… – 7:47 PM

Eddie Sefko @ESefko
Kidd on Luka-Kyrie together for the 1st time since March 8: “The last couple days have been good for the two of them to work on the floor. . .There’s no better time to get those two back. We understand the position we’re in. We got to have (them) healthy if we want to make a run” – 7:37 PM
Kidd on Luka-Kyrie together for the 1st time since March 8: “The last couple days have been good for the two of them to work on the floor. . .There’s no better time to get those two back. We understand the position we’re in. We got to have (them) healthy if we want to make a run” – 7:37 PM

Eddie Sefko @ESefko
Jason Kidd on his rotation: “Being able to have Luka and Kai out there, we have to have some consistency with their availability.” Said depth still won’t be great with Hardaway out, but “Hardy is playing great. Josh is playing great, Josh is going to come off the bench tonight.” – 7:30 PM
Jason Kidd on his rotation: “Being able to have Luka and Kai out there, we have to have some consistency with their availability.” Said depth still won’t be great with Hardaway out, but “Hardy is playing great. Josh is playing great, Josh is going to come off the bench tonight.” – 7:30 PM

Eddie Sefko @ESefko
Charlotte coach Steve Clifford said Dennis Smith Jr. will start on Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward will start defensively against Luka Doncic. – 7:14 PM
Charlotte coach Steve Clifford said Dennis Smith Jr. will start on Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward will start defensively against Luka Doncic. – 7:14 PM

James Plowright @British_Buzz
According to Clifford Gordon Hayward will start on Luka, Smith Jr on Kyrie Irving – 7:04 PM
According to Clifford Gordon Hayward will start on Luka, Smith Jr on Kyrie Irving – 7:04 PM

Eurohoops @Eurohoopsnet
Luka Doncic fined $35,000 after gesture to referees #NBA
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/14… – 5:30 PM
Luka Doncic fined $35,000 after gesture to referees #NBA
eurohoops.net/en/nba-news/14… – 5:30 PM

CBS NBA @CBSSportsNBA
Luka Doncic fined $35,000 for making cash gesture towards official late in loss to Warriors
cbssports.com/nba/news/luka-… – 3:59 PM
Luka Doncic fined $35,000 for making cash gesture towards official late in loss to Warriors
cbssports.com/nba/news/luka-… – 3:59 PM

Peter Vecsey @PeterVecsey1
Luka is going to cost the Mavs a very important game, a la Draymond, unless he learns to curb his boorishness. He got fined 35G today for an inappropriate gesture (rubbing his fingers together, a sign of someone on the take) directed at a ref. The refs are mad and will get even. – 3:58 PM
Luka is going to cost the Mavs a very important game, a la Draymond, unless he learns to curb his boorishness. He got fined 35G today for an inappropriate gesture (rubbing his fingers together, a sign of someone on the take) directed at a ref. The refs are mad and will get even. – 3:58 PM

Brad Townsend @townbrad
Luka Doncic fined $35,000 for inappropriate gesture toward official in Mavericks-Warriors dallasnews.com/sports/maveric… – 3:12 PM
Luka Doncic fined $35,000 for inappropriate gesture toward official in Mavericks-Warriors dallasnews.com/sports/maveric… – 3:12 PM

Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Luka Doncic fined $35K “for directing an inappropriate and unprofessional gesture toward a game official,” late in #Mavs loss Wednesday to #Warriors, #NBA announced today. pic.twitter.com/4j9f1oau37 – 3:12 PM
Luka Doncic fined $35K “for directing an inappropriate and unprofessional gesture toward a game official,” late in #Mavs loss Wednesday to #Warriors, #NBA announced today. pic.twitter.com/4j9f1oau37 – 3:12 PM


The Vertical @YahooSportsNBA
Luka Doncic has been fined $35,000 by the NBA for making a money gesture toward referees on Wednesday night.
pic.twitter.com/m4Q7VBJgs0 – 3:01 PM
Luka Doncic has been fined $35,000 by the NBA for making a money gesture toward referees on Wednesday night.
pic.twitter.com/m4Q7VBJgs0 – 3:01 PM

Chuck Cooperstein @coopmavs
Since Joe Dumars became @NBA Dean of Discipline this year, no one has been fined more than $35K. Luka just got the Dumars max for making the money sign vs GS – 2:41 PM
Since Joe Dumars became @NBA Dean of Discipline this year, no one has been fined more than $35K. Luka just got the Dumars max for making the money sign vs GS – 2:41 PM

Melissa Rohlin @melissarohlin
Luka Dončić has been fined $35,000 for “directing an inappropriate and unprofessional gesture toward a game official” during Wednesday’s game against Golden State. – 2:39 PM
Luka Dončić has been fined $35,000 for “directing an inappropriate and unprofessional gesture toward a game official” during Wednesday’s game against Golden State. – 2:39 PM

Mike Vorkunov @MikeVorkunov
Luka Doncic was fined $35,000 by the NBA for “directing an inappropriate and unprofessional gesture” at a referee with 1.7 seconds left in the Mavericks loss to the Warriors on Wed. – 2:34 PM
Luka Doncic was fined $35,000 by the NBA for “directing an inappropriate and unprofessional gesture” at a referee with 1.7 seconds left in the Mavericks loss to the Warriors on Wed. – 2:34 PM

Tim MacMahon @espn_macmahon
NBA fined Luka Doncic $35,000 for making an “inappropriate and unprofessional gesture” — rubbing his fingers together in a money sign — towards refs vs. Warriors. – 2:33 PM
NBA fined Luka Doncic $35,000 for making an “inappropriate and unprofessional gesture” — rubbing his fingers together in a money sign — towards refs vs. Warriors. – 2:33 PM

Adam Wexler @AdamJWexler
NBA fines Mavericks Luka Doncic $35,000 for making an unprofessional gesture (“money gesture”) toward referees on Wednesday night. pic.twitter.com/0KHikjntf1 – 2:33 PM
NBA fines Mavericks Luka Doncic $35,000 for making an unprofessional gesture (“money gesture”) toward referees on Wednesday night. pic.twitter.com/0KHikjntf1 – 2:33 PM


Shams Charania @ShamsCharania
The NBA has fined Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic $35,000 for making a money gesture toward referees on Wednesday night. – 2:31 PM
The NBA has fined Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic $35,000 for making a money gesture toward referees on Wednesday night. – 2:31 PM

BasketNews @BasketNews_com
Mavericks duo Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are struggling to find their rhythm together 😬 pic.twitter.com/FXCDZCQcuf – 2:50 AM
Mavericks duo Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are struggling to find their rhythm together 😬 pic.twitter.com/FXCDZCQcuf – 2:50 AM


StatMuse @statmuse
Most 30-point games resulting in a loss:
18 — Shai
15 — Dame, Luka
13 — Embiid, DeRozan pic.twitter.com/yx15vGDln4 – 12:46 AM
Most 30-point games resulting in a loss:
18 — Shai
15 — Dame, Luka
13 — Embiid, DeRozan pic.twitter.com/yx15vGDln4 – 12:46 AM





Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU
Clippers giving SGA the Luka defense, and this man Shai still draws ATO FTs. – 12:17 AM
Clippers giving SGA the Luka defense, and this man Shai still draws ATO FTs. – 12:17 AM

Peter Vecsey @PeterVecsey1
Players Who make it easy for me to root against: Draymond, Randle, Luka, Brooks, Harden, KP, Morris twins Poole & again Dray. His antics are such a turnoff, I’m tempted to turn off Curry.
Players I root 4: Curry, Brunson, Sabonis, Joker, Ja, Jrue, Horford, Klay, Kawhi, Mikal – 10:10 PM
Players Who make it easy for me to root against: Draymond, Randle, Luka, Brooks, Harden, KP, Morris twins Poole & again Dray. His antics are such a turnoff, I’m tempted to turn off Curry.
Players I root 4: Curry, Brunson, Sabonis, Joker, Ja, Jrue, Horford, Klay, Kawhi, Mikal – 10:10 PM

Henry Abbott @TrueHoop
Jaren Jackson Jr. as 2023-2024 NBA MVP? @jshector is always trying to make the show about the Grizzlies and @David Thorpe rated JJJ as a better prospect than Luka at the time both were drafted.
TrueHoop Podcast https://t.co/KOxysC5Hc0 pic.twitter.com/DzmQsUFLbH – 4:47 PM
Jaren Jackson Jr. as 2023-2024 NBA MVP? @jshector is always trying to make the show about the Grizzlies and @David Thorpe rated JJJ as a better prospect than Luka at the time both were drafted.
TrueHoop Podcast https://t.co/KOxysC5Hc0 pic.twitter.com/DzmQsUFLbH – 4:47 PM
More on this storyline
Marc Stein: It will be the first time Dallas has both Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic available to play together in 16 days. More NBA from me: marcstein.Substack.com -via Twitter @TheSteinLine / March 24, 2023
Prior to the 2021-22 season, he was eligible for a four-year, $55.5 million extension. It was an offer Jalen Brunson’s camp would have accepted if the Mavericks made it, sources tell B/R. In January 2022, his representatives tried to initiate dialogue on getting a deal done, but the Mavericks resisted. Brunson began cementing himself as the second-best player on the team behind Luka Dončić. And after the February trade deadline, the team contacted Brunson about agreeing to the same four-year, $55.5 million extension Dorian Finney-Smith had just signed. At that point, it was clear that the guard’s value in free agency would be worth exponentially more if he tested the market. -via Bleacher Report / March 24, 2023
Brad Townsend: In L2M report from last night, NBA says that Luka Doncic should have been called for traveling with 36 seconds left. Also, though the Mavs believed that Draymond Green set a moving screen that freed Steph Curry’s layup with 8.5 seconds left, NBA saw no wrongdoing. -via Twitter @townbrad / March 23, 2023
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