According to the Atheltic’s Andrew Marchand, Dirk Nowitzki and Blake Griffin were announced to join Taylor Rooks as part of Amazon’s NBA studio coverage. Amazon and the NBA announced their 11-year partnership in July with games to begin streaming on Prime Video during the 2025-26 season.

Dirk Nowitzki will reportedly team up with another former All-Star when Amazon begins covering the NBA next season. According to The Athletic’s Andrew Marchand, Nowitzki and Blake Griffin will join broadcaster Taylor Rooks for Amazon Prime Video’s studio coverage of the NBA.

Amazon signed Nowitzki and Griffin to join Rooks when the platform begins its NBA package later this calendar year. Amazon will launch its 11-year, nearly $20 billion agreement wi

Kyrie Irving sat out the Dallas Mavericks’ game Friday night against NBA-leading Cleveland because of illness, joining fellow All-Star guard Luka Doncic on the sideline.

Mercifully the Mavericks came to American Airlines Center on Friday night a rider shy of mimicking the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. And fortunately there was no war, famine or pestilence — though in Dallas’ case,