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- In a blowout loss to the Warriors, Dirk Nowitzki was hit in the nuts by Shaun Livingston, leading Mark Cuban to have a heated conversation with Livingston and Warriors coaches after the game.
- But although initially mad, Dirk took the low blow in stride, saying Livingston told him he was "pretty impressive" for a white guy.
- One of our writers, Austin Ngaruiya, attended the game as a member of the media for the first time and wrote this about his experience.
- Will the nutshot matter? Jason Gallagher is confident that this is the moment that the Mavericks season will turn around.
- Maybe he's onto something. The Mavericks are, after all, 1-0 since Livingston got to know Dirk.