NBA investigating Mavericks for actions in Friday's loss to Bulls

The NBA has launched an investigation into the Dallas Mavericks' actions that resulted in several key players either missing Friday's loss to the Chicago Bulls or playing sparingly while the club was still eligible to make the play-in tournament.

Kryie Irving (foot) was among the players who satout while Luka Doncic departed in the first minute of the second quarter. Dallas led the contest by 13 at halftime before the Ch