The Dallas Mavericks are struggling this season with injuries and circumstances beyond their control, but they are doing their best in starting out the Cooper F

Dallas and Houston will be featured in a pair of preseason games at The Venetian Arena in Macao. The Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns played at The Venetian in October during the preseason. Mavericks team governor Patrick Dumont is the owner of Sands Corp., which owns The Venetian Arena.

Dean Simon is a contributing journalist for The Sporting News. Dean is a graduate of Stockton University, receiving a bachelors degree in Communication Studies with a focus on Journalism and Media Studies. He has previously written for publications such as LastWordOnSports and GiveMeSport.

With a losing record of 13-23 as of Monday, January 5, the Dallas Mavericks probably aren’t the hottest ticket in town. Nonetheless, a ticket to a Mavs game at the American Airlines Center fetches one of the highest prices in the NBA right now.

The NBA China Games 2026 will feature Dallas and Houston playing preseason games on Oct. 9 and 11 at The Venetian Arena.

Joel Embiid sends strong message to NBA after Sixers-Mavs originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers kept the ball rolling against the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night.

Cooper Flagg and the Dallas Mavericks snapped a four-game losing streak with a 110-104 home win over Kevin Durant and the Houston Rockets on Saturday.

Tyrese Maxey had 34 points, 10 assists and eight rebounds, Joel Embiid added 22 points and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Dallas Mavericks 123-108.