The NBA announced the participants for their annual Rising Stars Challenge, which consists of young players making a mark ...

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 loss of Lively for an extended period of time is a brutal blow for a Mavericks team dealing with numerous injuries.

Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively will miss two to three months with a foot injury, according to new reports.

Dallas Mavericks second-year star center Dereck Lively II will miss the next 2-3 months after sustaining a small fracture in ...

Dereck Lively II suffered an ankle injury during the Mavericks' game against the Nuggets on Tuesday night. Injuries have unfortunately been problematic for Lively throughout his one and a half ...

DALLAS — Tyson Chandler 2.0? As soon as the Dallas Mavericks made a draft-night trade to acquire Dereck Lively II in 2023, the comparison was hard to resist. “Kind of reminded me of a younger ...

Nikola Jokic seems to be enjoying his time out in the NBA this season to the fullest. Trying to get his team into the playoffs, the Serbian superstar is giving it his all. And while he is getting ...

How have they done it? Dereck Lively II put it simply, it's the next man up mentality. That's all they can rely on without their superstar players. “Next man up mentality,” Lively said.

The win represented a second consecutive victory for Dallas. Following the game, Dereck Lively II took some time to explain an element of his game that has improved in his second season.

Lively ended with 21 points (9-13 FG, 3-3 FT), 15 rebounds, one assist and three blocks in 35 minutes during Thursday's 117-111 victory over the Trail Blazers. Lively held down the frontcourt ...