Dereck Lively II was born in Philadelphia in 2004 to Dereck Lively Sr. and Kathy Drysdale. Life has been very hard for Dereck as he has suffered from tragic events throughout his childhood ...

Injured Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II watches from the bench with guard Kyrie Irving (left) and forward P.J. Washington during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the ...

Before last season, I wrote that Dereck Lively II would be ready to play a major role faster than most anticipated. Why wouldn’t he? Lively was an elite defensive prospect hiding in plain sight ...

On Friday, Dereck Lively II was wide open in the right corner when he caught a kickout pass from Luka Doncic halfway through the first quarter. The Dallas Mavericks' center was ready to shoot ...

Dereck Lively II went through a traumatic experience at the end of his rookie season, losing his mother, Kathy Drysdale, to a long battle with Hodgkin's Lymphoma in April. Just before the playoffs ...

From NBA.com News Services Dereck Lively II is averaging 9.1 points, 7.8 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game this season. • Get NBA League Pass TODAY The Dallas Mavericks say center Dereck Lively ...

Related: How Mavericks’ Dereck Lively II has summoned strength ... reporter for The Dallas Morning News Education Lab. She was born in El Paso and raised across the border in Ciudad Juárez ...

Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II sustained a stress fracture in his right ankle and will be re-evaluated in four weeks, the team announced Wednesday. Lively was initially diagnosed with a ...

BOSTON – Losing for Lively was not a popular tanking catchphrase in the NBA last season. But tanking worked for the Dallas Mavericks. But the Mavericks' choice - a costly one in more ways than ...