Mavericks

Luka Doncic had just hit a three-pointer over Christian Wood when the Dallas Mavericks star again got the switch he wanted.After splashing home the previous shot over his former teammate, Doncic tried to break down Wood, powering to the left elbow. Wood fought his way to the spot, and even after Doncic delivered a wrecking-ball shoulder bump, Wood recovered to contest the shot.The ball grazed the front of the rim and Wood grabbed the rebound. LeBron James scooted up the left side of the court, and the Lakers triggered…

A detailed view of the Dallas Mavericks logo on the court during the fourth quarter in Game Four of the 2022 NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals between the Golden State Warriors and the Dallas Mavericks at American Airlines Center on May 24, 2022 in Dallas, Texas.Ron Jenkins  | Getty ImagesNews that Miriam Adelson and her family would sell $2 billion in Las Vegas Sands stock to buy a majority stake in the NBA's Dallas Mavericks stunned the sports and gambling worlds alike.After all, Las Vegas is the headquarters of…

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban is selling a majority stake of the Dallas Mavericks to Miriam Adelson and her family, a source familiar with the deal told CNBC.Cuban still owns a stake in the team and will run basketball operations.Adelson is selling $2 billion worth of Las Vegas Sands stock, or roughly 10% of her stake, according to an announcement from the company. The proceeds will be used to buy a professional sports team, the casino company said in a filing Tuesday.Adelson and her family are the largest shareholders…

A quiet revolution is afoot in British publishing. Earlier this year, when American Psycho author Bret Easton Ellis brought out his latest bestseller, The Shards, the book came to UK readers not from his usual publisher, Picador – his home for nearly four decades – but from a small independent company, Swift Press, a freelance-powered outfit so light on overheads it doesn’t even have an office. Likewise, Sheila Heti, the prize-winning Canadian author of zeitgeisty autobiographical cogitations Motherhood and How Should a…

In one of the lowest moments of this Lakers season, the ball popped across the court to a spot behind the three-point line above the left elbow and Andrew Nembhard swished a game-winner.That was Nov. 28, a game the Lakers wanted to forget.They’ll think about it now.“It’s like Indiana all over again,” a disappointed Darvin Ham said.With an opportunity to gain precious ground in the Western Conference playoff race, the Lakers again saw defeat handed to them with a last-second three from that very spot — this one with Maxi…

DALLAS —  It was all going wrong.Dallas couldn’t miss, the Lakers couldn’t make in the first half.At least there was still time.Slowly, the Lakers began to chip away as the Dallas offense slowed, climbing a 27-point hill one methodical step at a time.And then Jarred Vanderbilt started to sprint.One of the newest Lakers changed the game with his defensive energy and slashing ability, scoring 15 points to go with 17 rebounds and four steals in pushing the Lakers to a 111-108 win in Dallas.The 27-point comeback is the…

2022 was a big year for Miles Teller. After a five-year hiatus from film, the actor not only played Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw opposite Tom Cruise’s Peter Maverick in Top Gun: Maverick, he also starred with Chris Hemsworth in Netflix’s Spiderhead. Oh, and let’s not forget his role as The Godfather producer Al Ruddy in the Paramount+ limited series The Offer. So what does Teller have for store for us in 2023? For starters, dancing with his dog in a Super Bowl commercial, although he unfortunately didn’t go shirtless for…

Photo by Frazer Harrison Major milestones were reached when the 95th Academy Awards nominations were announced this morning, especially for one Hollywood producer with over 50 years’ experience. Top Gun: Maverick’s Jerry Bruckheimer commented on his first Oscar nomination after producing over 100 films and TV shows during his lifetime. In an interview with the Hollywood Reporter, Bruckheimer talked about the film’s success at the box office, and that he believes the Academy was aware of this. He also expressed…

Awards season hasn’t always been a happy hunting ground for geeky movies. Every now and then the Academy will pick out a film such as Joker, The Dark Knight or Black Panther for recognition but its top prizes are usually reserved for more esoteric fare. Not since Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King in 2004 has a fantasy film swept the board at the Oscars – and even then, voters were arguably rewarding the trilogy rather than its final instalment.This year looks a little different, however. And not…

Collaboration is key when making any artistic endeavor into a reality, but filmmaking is a craft where that sort of enterprise is especially rewarding. Top Gun: Maverick proved that point several times over, as director Joseph Kosinski’s legacy-quel just might be one of the best action movies, while also being one of the most emotional. One of the film’s most poignant emotional beats came from none other than Val Kilmer. As he shared some behind the scenes stories with Deadline, Kosinski dug deeper into the emotional…