Mavericks' Luka Doncic And Mark Cuban Will Have A Very Weird Matchup With This Team In December And January

The Indiana Pacers will face Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks on December 10 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Rick Carlisle (now the head coach of the Pacers) will face his old team and players.

The Dallas Mavericks (owned by Mark Cuban) employed Rick Carlisle as their head coach for 13 years. 

He led them to the 2011 NBA Finals where they won an NBA Championship with Dirk Nowitzki and beat LeBron James and the Miami Heat. 

The past three seasons he also got to coach All-Star Luka Doncic.

.@PacersKev’s thoughts on Rick Carlisle ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/zCVFV7CuzO

— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) June 24, 2021

However, Carlisle and the Mavericks parted ways this off-season, and the Indiana Pacers (where he coached as an assistant and head coach previously) hired him. 

Former @dallasmavs HC Rick Carlisle is back in Indiana!

Carlisle and the @Pacers agree to a 4-year $29 million dollar deal. Carlisle coached the Pacers from 2003-2007. #Pacers #NBA #RickCarlisle #Kennythesportsguy pic.twitter.com/9pZqY5tvTn

— Kenny The Sports Guy Podcast (@kenny_sports) June 24, 2021

On Friday, the NBA released its 2021-22 schedule, and Carlisle and the Pacers will face Doncic and the Mavericks on December 10, in Indianapolis. 

They will then head to Dallas where Carlisle will make his return to American Airlines Arena on January 29. 

After coaching the Mavericks for over a decade seeing him coach against them will be an interesting sight. 

ready to battle 😤

which matchup are you most excited for?

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— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) August 20, 2021

The full Pacers schedule can be read here. 

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