This article was originally published on www.si.com as Cooper Flagg Reportedly Wanted One More Game in Summer League to Dominate. The Dallas Mavericks quickly shut Cooper Flagg down after two games of action in the NBA summer league, but Flagg reportedly tried vying with the team to play another game.

Flagg scored 31 points in his second start and looked more comfortable as the Mavericks' primary ball-handler. Dallas shut him down for the rest of the summer slate after his scoring outburst was the most by a No. 1 pick in summer league play since John Wall in 2010.

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