With Dereck Lively II expected to miss the next 2-3 months, Gafford is ready to handle a bigger role in Dallas. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and the entire NBA family pay tribute to Kobe and his ...

Dereck Lively II is the nineteen-year-old center who played ... he can still change the family name with the success he garners. He also added that he misses the bond he shared with his father ...

The shorthanded Mavericks, missing superstar guard Luka Doncic (calf) and center Dereck Lively II (ankle), nearly forced ... his upbringing in a basketball family. Explore the NBA Draft 2024 ...

He comes from a family that has pros ... just a five-point win against a Mavs squad without Luka Doncic, Dereck Lively II, Quentin Grimes, Jaden Hardy, Dante Exum, and Dwight Powell.

And those teams' coaches all branch from the same tree: Ime Udoka started cross ... which allows them to unleash wily second-year center Dereck Lively II as a back-line rover.

“I did my best to make this week special for my team, for my family, my friends ... since Doncic sustained a calf injury on Christmas Day and lost center Dereck Lively II to a broken ankle this week.

“I did my best to make this week special for my team, for my family, my friends but people ... injury on Christmas Day and lost center Dereck Lively II to a broken ankle this week.

Lively is averaging 9.1 points and 7.8 rebounds per game this season. He will not participate in the event because he’s ...

The Dallas Mavericks say center Dereck Lively II has a stress fracture in his right ankle and will be re-evaluated in a month ...

The second-year big man has been Dallas' best center and adds to the list of injuries catching up with the Mavericks.