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Southwest Notes: Cuban, Mavs Arena, Rockets Outlook, Wembanyama

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Updated Aug 12, 12:57 PM ET

Mavericks minority shareholder Mark Cuban has withdrawn his “pre-suit deposition” against team governor Patrick Dumont and the case has been dismissed without prejudice, Brad Townsend of the Dallas Morning News reports. Cuban filed the petition last month, claiming the Mavs’ new majority stakeholders — the Adelson and Dumont families — participated in “adversarial business practices” […]

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Sparks collapse late, lose to Mercury

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Updated Aug 12, 2:45 AM ET

LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 11: Erica Wheeler #17 of the Los Angeles Sparks handles the ball during the game against the Phoenix Mercury on August 11, 2026 at Galen Center in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Juan Ocampo/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty ...

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Mavericks Offered 'Bounty' For 1-Of-1 Cooper Flagg Rookie Card - It Just Got Pulled In Rhode Island

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Updated Aug 12, 8:58 AM ET

The Dallas Mavericks have high expectations for young forward Cooper Flagg moving forward. So does the global sports trading card market. A 1-of-1 Flagg rookie card was pulled in Rhode Island, per ESPN, after the team offered a bounty for it. The card is a rookie debut patch autograph card. Flagg signed it at Fanatics […] The post 1-of-1 Cooper Flagg rookie card pulled after Mavericks offer ‘bounty’ appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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‘Do Something or Suck It Up’ — Stephen A. Smith Calls for Action As WNBA’s Unclear Rules ‘Leave Door Open’ for Former NBA Players

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Updated Aug 12, 7:29 AM ET

The WNBA was already navigating one controversy over transgender athletes’ participation in women’s sports when two former NBA players decided to test the league’s own rulebook. Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White each declared themselves eligible for the 2027 WNBA Draft, pointing to a gap in the league’s eligibility language that nobody had bothered to close.

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Fever's White rips critics, says she 'will always stand by' players

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Updated Aug 12, 4:36 AM ET

Fever coach Stephanie White spoke out against what she called "an online community that's trying to create narratives" after some alleged she didn't defend Sophie Cunningham after she was flagrantly fouled by the Sky's DiJonai Carrington last week.

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Clay Travis explains what ‘broken’ WNBA would have done to Sophie Cunningham in DiJonai Carrington feud

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Updated Aug 12, 1:46 AM ET

Clay Travis is in disbelief over the WNBA’s lack of punishment for DiJonai Carrington. Chicago Sky star DiJonai Carrington has made headlines over the last few days because of her reaction to being ejected for a hard foul against Indiana Fever’s Sophie Cunningham.

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