Dallas Mavericks practice is closed to the media, though doors to the two floors at the Lympo Practice Facility generally open in time to see the players doing some extra shooting work or some such.
It’s not exactly riveting.
But Monday was an exception, as a must-see pick-up game broke out during the post-practice media time.
On one team was 40-year-old Dirk Nowitzki, who is nearing his season debut after left ankle surgery in April. One the other was 19-year-old Luka Doncic, who is nursing a strained right hip that cost him a game Sunday and could keep him out Tuesday.