Dallas Mavericks center DJ Mbenga has been suspended one game without pay for committing a Flagrant Foul Penalty Two by striking Cleveland?s LeBron James in the head, it was announced today by Stu Jackson, NBA Senior Vice President Basketball Operations.
The incident, in which a Flagrant Foul Penalty One was called and, subsequently, upgraded by the League Office to a Flagrant Foul Penalty Two,
occurred with 7:35 remaining in the fourth quarter of the Mavericks 107-94
loss to the Cavaliers on Wednesday night at Quicken Loans Arena. Mbenga
will serve his suspension tonight against the Orlando Magic.
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According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, former Mavericks head coach Don Nelson won’t be part of the newest class of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
The latest class will be announced Monday from Indianapolis before the NCAA men’s national championship game. According to a source, Nelson didn’t receive the 18 votes needed from the 24-member Honors Committee.
Via Fort Worth Star-Telegram
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Mar 23, 2006 11:19 PM EST
Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks appeared to have the game under control against the Golden State Warriors, but missed free throws down the stretched opened the door to some last second heroics by high flyer Jason Richardson.
Richardson's 40 points, including the game-winning three pointer, trumped 51 points from Mavericks' forward Dirk Nowitzki, giving the Warriors an improbable 122-121 win.
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Mavericks Mar 2006 Archive
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ESPN | Mar 13, 2006
Mavericks coach Avery Johnson will coach the 82nd game of his career on Tuesday night, and according to the Associated Press regardless of the result he's guaranteed to have the best record of any coach in NBA history over that span at the start of his career.
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Dallas Morning News | Mar 5, 2006
The Mavericks are set to be without forward Keith Van Horn after it was revealed he has a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee, the Dallas Morning News is reporting.
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Press Release | Mar 3, 2006
Robert Horry of the San Antonio Spurs has been suspended two games without pay for intentionally making physical contact with a game official.