Dallas Mavericks rookie Cooper Flagg wasn't available for a postgame press conference after Wednesday's 119-108 loss to the Denver Nuggets due to an ankle injury.

Everyone who thought Cooper Flagg would not live up to the hype can start signing those apology forms. Former NBA champion Tony Allen already did. Allen

Mavericks' Cooper Flagg stands alone among NBA rookies thanks to these crazy stats originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. There isn't too much to be written about Cooper Flagg. He has been that good.

Cooper Flagg's rise from youth phenom to No. 1 overall draft pick to Mavericks' biggest weapon has been guided by the same man.

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Coward has improved his standing in both 9-cat and High Score since December; however, the lack of stocks is disappointing as a rangy perimeter defender. Hold him in 12-team leagues — if Memphis moves veterans, Coward’s 28 minutes could easily jump to 32+.

Monday night had a little of everything the NBA promises. Teams tried to erase bad losses, stars took over when games tightened, and one legend moved higher on the all-time scoring list. Some wins felt like relief.