Maverick's forward Dirk Nowitzki returned to the lineup and started Saturday against the Memphis Grizzlies before getting ejected in the third quarter.
Nowiztki, the Mavs' high scorer, with 24.1 points a game, has missed the last nine games with a strained knee.
The Mavericks were 2 - 7 with the absence of Nowitzki.
And in the third quarter, Nowitzki got called for a foul. Nowitzki argued the call and got himself two technicals and then was ejected.