With Cooper Flagg adjusting to the NBA, Kyrie Irving out, and Anthony Davis hurting, the Mavericks playoff hopes might be in danger.

The legal dispute centers on lease obligations, stalled renovations, and a broken agreement to keep both teams' headquarters in Dallas.

One notable ambassador for the Mavericks and the Mexico City Game is Eduardo Najera, one of six players from Mexico to play in the NBA. Najera, who was a Maverick from 2001 to 2004 and in 2009-10, encouraged his home country to embrace the Mavericks in March when the franchise donated a basketball court in Monterrey.

A rocky start for the Dallas Mavericks shouldn’t surprise anyone. A team that was beat up and dejected to finish last season, recovering from injury, trying to reconnect the remaining pieces, adding a number one pick into the fold, all while missing your star guard with no reasonable back up? Yes, I’m shocked they’ve had trouble scoring.

Anthony Davis left the Dallas Mavericks' most recent game with Achilles soreness, and one former player thinks the injury was predicable.

The Dallas Mavericks haven't had guard Brandon Williams for the last two games, listing him out due to personal reasons. At the time, there was no explanation for his absence, but there seems to be one now.

Cooper Flagg is a handful of games into his rookie campaign, and Jay Bilas believes the No. 1 pick has played mostly positively with the Mavericks.