Belton not only didn't meet the requirements to be an NBA athletic trainer, but Harrison's negligence nearly cost Dereck Lively II's NBA career due to an unbelievably bad injury situation.

After a season full of injury misfortune, an overhaul of the Dallas Mavericks’ health and performance group has officially ...

Calhoun spent 21 seasons in Dallas and was promoted to the head athletic trainer role in 2019 ... and Conditioning Association that the NBA's collective bargaining agreement states are required ...

Just last month, in a closed-door roundtable where no cameras were allowed, Harrison touted the new training staff.

After a rocky season in which a swath of injuries wiped out any hope of regrouping following the franchise-changing Luka ...

Nico Harrison fired Keith Belton, the team’s athletic performance director, and Dionne Calhoun, the head athletic trainer.

The Mavericks have decided to go another direction after firing head athletic trainer Dionne Calhoun and athletic performance director Keith Belton ...

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Unlike Belton, he did have NBA experience, working as director of sports science for the Boston Celtics from 2017-20, but reportedly left after clashing with Boston's head athletic trainer at the ...

The Mavericks have dismissed head athletic trainer Dionne Calhoun and athletic performance director Keith Belton, among ...