Dallas' rookie is playing with a heavy heart. "His mom did an incredible job raising him to this point. Her legacy will live ...

Now, the Mavericks must face the vaunted Oklahoma City Thunder down a man. And make no mistake, what Maxi Kleber does cannot ...

LOS ANGELES – Three weeks after spraining his right knee and nine days after the death of his mother, 20-year-old Dereck ...

He also may have to deal with Jaylen Brown on his drives to the basket. Meanwhile, we cashed on Dereck Lively II in Game 6, ...

The center position has been one of turmoil for the Luka Doncic-led Dallas Mavericks. Last off-season, they attempted to end ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder helped the Dallas Mavericks acquire Dereck Lively II and Daniel Gafford in separate trades over the ...

Cue rookie Dereck Lively II to make a huge impact. The rookie center out of Duke has been incredible on the defensive side of ...

Lively supplied 10 points (3-3 FG, 4-8 FT), nine rebounds, three assists and one steal across 24 minutes during Friday's 114-101 victory over the Clippers in Game 6 of the first round of the Western ...

Dallas Mavericks rookie center Dereck Lively II has taken all that life can throw at him over the last few weeks, but he's ...

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Lively racked up 12 points (5-5 FG, 2-2 FT), seven rebounds, one assist and one block over 25 minutes during Wednesday's 123-93 win over the Clippers in Game 5 of the first round of the Western ...

Kathy Drysdale, the mother of Mavericks rookie center Dereck Lively II, died Friday after a decadelong battle with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. She was 53. Lively announced his mother’s passing in an ...