<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mavericks-news-dante-exum-injury-update-surgery');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks’ Dante Exum gets pivotal injury update after surgery');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Dante-Exum-gets-pivotal-injury-update-after-surgery.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavericks’ Dante Exum gets pivotal injury update after surgery</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-09T08:48:13-07:00">October 9th, 8:48am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-09T08:52:15-07:00">October 9th, 8:52am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter, Dallas Wings beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks announced that guard Dante Exum <a href="https://x.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1844022476696944725" rel="noopener">underwent successful wrist surgery</a> on Tuesday. Shams Charania of ESPN <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1844024008372838587" rel="noopener">later reported</a> that Exum is expected to miss three weeks as he recovers from surgery.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-dante-exum-injury-nba-preseason">Exum suffered the wrist injury during training camp</a>. It was initially considered a serious injury but Exum’s return timeline was not revealed until Wednesday. The fact that the surgery was successful is promising, and Dallas is hopeful to have Exum return during the middle of the season. Still, his absence is far from ideal as the Mavs prepare to begin the 2024-25 season.</p><p>Injuries have unfortunately been problematic for Exum. He dealt with injury trouble last season and battled a finger injury during the Olympics. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-dante-exum-resiliency-secret-dallas-playoffs">Exum’s secret to success is resiliency</a>, though, something he explained to ClutchPoints during the 2023-24 campaign.</p><p>“I just <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1767959066217787565" rel="noopener">love the game of basketball</a>. I want to play it at the highest level,” Exum told ClutchPoints in March of 2024. “That’s the main thing. I always set challenges for myself with whatever I’m doing, I think that’s been the main reason why… no matter what it was, whether it was when I was going over to Europe I set that challenge for myself and then coming back obviously.”</p><p>Exum understands that injuries have been a concern for him. However, he is confident in his ability when healthy.</p><p>“I was playing really well… Getting back into the lineup and fighting, it was hard,” Exum <a href="https://x.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1840817791986696267" rel="noopener">said of his 2023-24 season</a> while speaking at Mavericks Media Day on September 30. “But I think for the minutes that I was given and the opportunities I was given, I was doing… everything I could. The stats weren’t the same (after returning from injury). If you look at it as a basketball mind… I felt like I was contributing just as much.”</p><h2><b>What Dante Exum injury means for Mavericks’ 2024-25 season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Dante-Exum-during-Mavericks-Media-Day.jpg"><figcaption>Jerome Miron-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Exum, 29, averaged 7.8 points per game on 53.3 percent field goal and 49.1 percent three-point shooting during the 2023-24 campaign. He did not play in the NBA in 2021-22 and 2022-23, so it was a quality return for the guard. However, Exum was limited to 55 games played due to injuries.</p><p>Exum was expected to play a role for the Mavs during the upcoming season as a backup guard. Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving will receive most of the minutes in the backcourt, but having a player such as Exum to help matters off the bench would have benefited the Mavs.</p><p>Dallas, though, made an effort to increase roster depth during the offseason. Spencer Dinwiddie, who the Mavs added during the offseason, may see a role increase with Exum out for three months. Jaden Hardy is another player who could receive more minutes this year.</p><p>With all of that being said, Exum will be missed. Dallas is hoping he can return as soon as possible, but the Mavs will also proceed with caution. Having Exum healthy for a potential postseason run will be of the utmost importance.</p><p>We will continue to monitor and provide updates on Dante Exum’s injury status as they are made available.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks’ Dante Exum gets pivotal injury update after surgery

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mavericks-news-mavericks-final-dante-exum-decision-injury-australia');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks make final Dante Exum decision after finger injury with Australia');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Dallas-makes-final-Dante-Exum-decision-after-finger-injury-with-Australia.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavericks make final Dante Exum decision after finger injury with Australia</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-22T22:29:38-07:00">July 22nd, 10:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-22T22:29:38-07:00">July 22nd, 10:29pm</time><address><a>Nathan Yasis</a>Nathan Yasis is a sports writer for ClutchPoints, specializing in the NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Dallas Mavericks guard Danté Exum is expected to miss some time due to a finger injury but will stay with the Australian Boomers for the 2024 Paris Olympics.</p><p>The Australian dislocated his finger during the final friendly against France after driving into the lane. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-dante-exum-suffers-concerning-injury-in-australia-france-olympic-exhibition">Exum promptly exited the game</a> and headed to the locker room. At first, Australia considered the possibility of needing to replace Exum for the Olympics.</p><h2><b>Extent of Dante Exum’s injury</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Dante-Exum-in-the-NBA-Finals-with-the-Mavericks.jpg"><figcaption>David Butler II-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Scans revealed that Exum had a compound dislocation but no fracture. He is anticipated to participate in the Olympic Games.</p><p>“[Exum] suffered a compound dislocation of the right index finger in the game,” Anna Meares, the Australian national team’s director told The Herald Sun.</p><p>“X-rays have confirmed that there was no fracture, and he is expected to continue on the path to compete at the Games,” she continued.</p><p>Dante<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/olympics-news-mavericks-dante-exum-update-injury"> Exum remains a key player</a> for Australia’s bench, alongside Josh Green, who was traded by the Mavericks this summer as part of a six-team sign-and-trade deal that sent him to the Charlotte Hornets.</p><p>The Dallas Mavericks <a href="https://www.espn.com.au/olympics/story/_/id/40612153/olympics-boomers-dante-exum-cleared-games-boomers-hit-winning-form" rel="noopener">gave the green light</a> for Exum to continue playing in the Olympics on Tuesday, according to ESPN.</p><p>Sources said Exum is expected to miss time due to his injury, making him doubtful for Australia’s Olympic opener against Spain. However, the Boomers’ medical staff is confident he can stay with the team and potentially return during the group phase of the tournament.</p><p>This marks Exum’s second injury scare in two days. He suffered a knock to the head during Saturday’s exhibition game against Puerto Rico but was quickly cleared of any serious injury.</p><h2><b>A vital piece for the Australian men’s national basketball team</b></h2><p>In his most recent official appearance for the Australian national team at the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2023, Dante Exum averaged 11.0 points, 2.6 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game.</p><p>Exum played a crucial role on the Boomers team that secured a bronze medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and was expected to be a key rotation player for Australia in this campaign.</p><p>The Boomers have enjoyed a strong pre-Olympic warm-up, going 5-1 in their lead-up games under Brian Goorjian. They secured victories against Serbia and France, with their only loss coming against Team USA.</p><h2><b>Winning a nailbiter against France</b></h2><p>The Australian men’s basketball team oncluded their Paris 2024 Olympics preparations with a thrilling 83-82 victory over hosts France at the Co’Met Arena in Orleans on Sunday.</p><p>With just over two seconds remaining, Australia trailed France by one point before Josh Giddey set up Dyson Daniels for the game-winning basket. Daniels, who has made a notable impact for Brian Goorjian’s team since joining the World Cup squad last year, finished with 14 points, two rebounds, and five assists.</p><p>Captain Patty Mills led the Boomers against France with 24 points, two rebounds, and three assists, while Josh Giddey added 20 points, six rebounds, and eight assists.</p><p>Australia will compete in Group A at the Paris Olympics, alongside Greece, Canada, and Spain.</p><p>The Boomers are fired up to take on Spain in their Olympic opener on Saturday. They’re looking to avenge past heartbreaks, including a close loss in the Rio 2016 bronze medal game and a double-overtime defeat at the 2019 World Cup, where they let big leads slip away.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks make final Dante Exum decision after finger injury with Australia

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He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Dallas Mavericks guard Dante Exum’s status for the 2024 Paris Olympics was recently in question after he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-dante-exum-suffers-concerning-injury-in-australia-france-olympic-exhibition">suffered an injury scare</a> during the Australian national team’s final exhibition game. Exum appeared to have endured a finger injury and he exited the game as a result.</p><p>Grant Afseth of Sports Illustrated provided an important Exum update on Monday, reporting that the guard has a <a href="https://x.com/GrantAfseth/status/1815373365386805742" rel="noopener">compound finger dislocation</a> but there is no fracture. Afseth also reports that Exum is expected to play for the Australian national team in the Olympics despite the injury concern.</p><h2><b>Dante Exum set for important role with Australian national team</b></h2><p>Exum will play a big role for Australia in the 2024 Olympics. He will be joined by other NBA players such as Patty Mills, Joe Ingles and former Mavericks teammate Josh Green.</p><p>Australia has produced impressive basketball talent over the years. They should have an opportunity to make some noise in the Olympics. The team is not the favorite by any means, but they certainly should not be overlooked. There is more than enough veteran prowess on the roster to help Australia pull off some upsets.</p><p>Exum has played both in the NBA and overseas. His basketball future was in question before landing a contract with the Mavericks before the 2023-24 season. Exum <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-dante-exum-resiliency-secret-dallas-playoffs">enjoyed a number of big moments</a> in Dallas during the 2023-24 campaign. Although his playing time decreased in the postseason, Exum was still an impactful player overall.</p><h2><b>Exum’s impact on Mavericks</b></h2><p>Exum had not played in the NBA since 2020-21 before the 2023-24 season. The Mavs gave him an opportunity and Exum ultimately averaged 7.8 points per game on 53.3 percent field goal and 49.1 percent three-point shooting across 55 games played (17 starts). Exum averaged just under 20 minutes per outing as well.</p><p>He had some ups and downs in Dallas. Still, it was a promising step for a player who previously endured uncertainty in his basketball career. Exum will hope to positively impact Dallas in 2024-25.</p><p>For now, he will focus on overcoming his finger injury and helping the Australian national team in the Olympics.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks’ Dante Exum gets crucial Olympics update after injury scare

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He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The last thing any team needs in the lead-up to the Olympics is an injury to one of its important players. On Sunday, during <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/olympics-news-lebron-james-instant-reaction-to-team-usas-close-win-over-australia">Australia’s final exhibition game</a> in preparation for the 2024 Paris Olympics, Dallas Mavericks guard Dante Exum sustained a finger dislocation that immediately <a href="https://www.espn.com.au/nbl/story/_/id/40612153/olympics-boomers-dante-exum-suffers-dislocated-finger-france-win" rel="noopener">forced him to exit</a> the game, according to Olgun Uluc of ESPN.</p><p>With <a href="https://youtu.be/xQBvX9UrP4Y?si=d3jV_KtmTmeau2qe&amp;t=269" rel="noopener">around 5:40</a> left in the second quarter, Exum received the ball on the left wing and drove against French forward Guerschon Yabusele. The Mavericks guard, however, ran into a thicket of defenders in the lane. He had the ball knocked loose, with Bilal Coulibaly swiping at him, and Exum immediately looked at his finger, noticed that something was wrong, and went directly to the Australia bench. He then had his finger checked, and it was confirmed that he had suffered a dislocation — preventing him from returning to the contest.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>Dante Exum will have around five more days of rest to see if he could play through his finger dislocation amid the Boomers’ bid for another Olympic podium finish — a worthy follow-up to their bronze medal win in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The good news is that Australia has enough depth at the guard positions, and they still managed to pull out an 83-82 victory over France to end their Olympic tune-up season on a high note even with the Mavericks guard leaving early.</p><h2>Australia can weather the Mavericks guard’s absence</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Dante-Exum-and-Luka-Doncic-celebrate.jpg"></figure><p>The luxury for Australia is that they are very deep at the guard positions. Their rotation is filled with players who can line up not just at the one and the two, but at the three as well, a role that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-dante-exum-resiliency-secret-dallas-playoffs">Dante Exum will play</a> on the team, as long as he’s healthy.</p><p>The Boomers have Dyson Daniels, who scored the game-winner against France on Sunday, who’s ready to take on a larger role and he provides a similar impact to Exum on the hardwood. Moreover, Australia still has veterans Patty Mills and Matthew Dellavedova, while Josh Giddey and Josh Green are more than capable ballhandlers as well, with size to defend bigger players to boot.</p><p>It’s unclear just how much the dislocated finger will be affecting Dante Exum moving forward. But with the Olympics coming just once every four years, the smart money is to bet on Exum playing through injury as he relishes the opportunity to fight for his country and aid in their quest for another medal.</p><h2>Previewing the Boomers’ Olympic journey</h2><p>Australia will be looking to overcome the dreaded Group of Death in the 2024 Paris Olympics, beginning with a battle against the mighty Spain on July 27. Spain is always a difficult team to play against in these competitions, as they are very well-coached and they have a few NBA veterans leading the way.</p><p>Australia then has to take on a Canada team led by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jamal Murray on July 30, and then they’ll be ending their group stage journey with a tussle against Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Greece. Simply put, the Boomers will need Dante Exum’s defense to help their cause.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks’ Dante Exum suffers concerning injury in Australia-France Olympic exhibition

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mavericks-dante-exum-resiliency-secret-dallas-playoffs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mavericks: Dante Exum’s resiliency secret boosts Dallas as playoffs draw near');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/mavericks-dante-exums-resiliency-secret-boosts-dallas-as-playoffs-draw-near.jpg"></figure><h1>Mavericks: Dante Exum’s resiliency secret boosts Dallas as playoffs draw near</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-03-13T11:09:07-07:00">March 13th, 11:09am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-03-13T11:09:07-07:00">March 13th, 11:09am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/joey.mistretta/" rel="facebook">Joey Mistretta</a>Joey Mistretta is a Dallas Mavericks beat reporter and lead MLB editor for ClutchPoints. He is originally from a small town in Southern California. Mistretta graduated college with a degree in broadcast journalism from Biola University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Exclusive</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Dallas Mavericks are set to host the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night. Mavs guard Dante Exum took some time for an exclusive interview with ClutchPoints before the game.</p><p>Exum has performed well while on the court in 2023-24. In fact, he’s played a pivotal role at times. Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving have led the charge, but Dallas’ depth has stepped up as well.</p><p>Exum, however, has appeared in only 39 games due to injury concerns. Fortunately, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-news-dante-exum-return-raptors-long-injury-absence" rel="noopener">he’s healthy at the moment</a> with the playoffs drawing near.</p><p>Exum’s basketball journey has involved adversity. He emerged as a role player early in his career. Exum ended up in the EuroLeague during the 2021-22 season, and played there for two years before landing a deal with Dallas before the 2023-24 campaign.</p><p>And now, Exum has become one of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavs-dante-exum-x-factor-career-dallas-lakers" rel="noopener">Mavericks’ primary X-factors</a>. Exum revealed the secret to his resiliency and discussed a number of topics during our discussion.</p><h2><b>Mavericks: Dante Exum exclusive interview</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Dante-Exum-shoots-a-three-pointer-against-Suns.jpg"><figcaption>Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>*This interview has been lightly edited for clarity</p><p><b>Joey Mistretta: How is your health? I know you came back from injury a little while ago, how are you feeling?</b></p><p><b>Dante Exum: </b>I am feeling really good. Obviously I was out for a bit, came back, and went back down. I think the main thing was just getting right and making sure I’m at a good point which I am now.</p><p><b>Joey Mistretta: I don’t know if you read fan comments, but everyone is so impressed with you. All the fans are just so excited to see you play. What does that mean to you?</b></p><p><b>Dante Exum: </b>It means a lot. Honestly I think, just to be… I mean, everybody wants to be wanted. I think just from my path and how I’ve got here, everything. Going overseas and coming back, I think to be wanted by a fanbase… There’s no better feeling.</p><p><b>Joey Mistretta: I love your story, just the way you fought back. What has really been the driving factor in that resiliency?</b></p><p><b>Dante Exum: </b>I just <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1767959066217787565" rel="noopener">love the game of basketball</a>. I want to play it at the highest level. That’s the main thing. I always set challenges for myself with whatever I’m doing, I think that’s been the main reason why… no matter what it was, whether it was when I was going over to Europe I set that challenge for myself and then coming back obviously.</p><p><b>Joey Mistretta: What is one or two areas of your game that you feel you have improved the most this year?</b></p><p><b>Dante Exum: </b>Definitely my shooting. Just the confidence, being able to knockdown an open shot. Take my time. Just trusting myself. I think that’s the most important thing.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Dante Exum taking shots before today’s Warriors-Mavs game.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Mavericks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Mavericks</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MFFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MFFL</a> <a href="https://t.co/v9ExCQ6LQY">pic.twitter.com/v9ExCQ6LQY</a></p><p>— Joey Mistretta (@JoeyMistretta_) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeyMistretta_/status/1767973137512100327?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p><b>Joey Mistretta: One last question. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mavericks-jason-kidd-2011-dallas-losing-stretch" rel="noopener">Jason Kidd has talked</a> a lot abut your team’s resiliency. We talked about your resiliency. The team itself, you guys have fought through some hard times this year, what do you think goes into that?</b></p><p><b>Dante Exum: </b>We have guys that have been around, a lot of young guys too. I think the NBA, it’s a long season. There’s going to be a lot of ups and downs. We’ve definitely had our ups where we’ve been winning, feeling good. We’ve had our downs where we haven’t won the games that we should have. I think that only brings us closer together… Early in the season too we had a lot of injuries so, you know, guys got to play and be apart of wins and feeling good as a team.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mavericks: Dante Exum’s resiliency secret boosts Dallas as playoffs draw near

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