to Charlie Villanueva was in fact 'You are cancerous to your team and our league,'" and that he meant no insult to those afflicted with cancer. Celtics coach Doc Rivers backed up Garnett's correction. On January 2, 2013, Villanueva was fined $25,000 by the NBA for delivering a flagrant foul to Sacramento Kings guard Isaiah Thomas the previous night. Villanueva had been ejected from the game for elbowing Thomas as Thomas drove to the basket. The NBA league office added the fine after reviewing the play. Dallas Mavericks (2014–2016) On September 23, 2014, Villanueva signed with the Dallas Mavericks. On February 9, 2015, he scored a season-high 26 points in a loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. On August 6, 2015, Villanueva re-signed with the Mavericks to a one-year deal. NBA career statistics Regular season |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Toronto | 81 || 36 || 29.1 || .463 || .327 || .706 || 6.4 || 1.1 || .7 || .8 || 13.0 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Milwaukee | 39 || 17 || 25.2 || .470 || .337 || .820 || 5.8 || .9 || .6 || .3 || 11.8 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Milwaukee | 76 || 31 || 24.1 || .435 || .297 || .783 || 6.1 || 1.0 || .4 || .5 || 11.7 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Milwaukee | 78 || 47 || 26.9 || .447 || .345 || .838 || 6.7 || 1.8 || .6 || .7 || 16.2 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Detroit | 78 || 16 || 23.7 || .439 || .351 || .815 || 4.7 || .7 || .6 || .7 || 11.9 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Detroit | 76 || 11 || 21.9 || .442 || .387 || .767 || 3.9 || .6 || .6 || .6 || 11.1 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Detroit | 13 || 0 || 13.8 || .385 || .333 || .857 || 3.7 || .5 || .5 || .4 || 7.0 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Detroit | 69 || 0 || 15.8 || .377 || .347 || .551 || 3.5 || .8 || .4 || .6 || 6.8 |- | align="left" | | align="left" | Detroit | 20 || 0 || 9.0 || .380 || .250 || .571 || 1.7 || .3 ||