The owner of the Mavericks minority, Mark Cuban, told Angry fans to “shut up and sit down” before men were expelled from the American Airlines Center on a wild night in Dallas .
In the controversial exchange that sent the Luka Doncic franchise to the Los Angeles Lakers, fans held great signs reading 'Fire Nico', a reference to the general manager of Mavericks, Nico Harrison, who reached the agreement.
ESPN has seen the images of Cuban screams to fans and the former majority owner of the team has corroborated its version of the events, although with some additional details.
As Cuban told ESPN, he cursed fans, but only after they started shouting at him. And the only reason I was talking to them was because they were singing 'Fire Nico' while the MAVs fired free throws.
And this was only part of the fans of the disgust shared with the team during the defeat of Monday 12-128 against the Sacramento Kings visiting. Before the winning baseline of the Demarzan game in extra time, multiple fans escorted the sand was seen so that the mavs spokesman described as “violations of the NBA code of conduct.”
The anger did not add up to Harrison.
Mark Cuban observes the game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets at the American Airlines Center. Meanwhile, one of the protesters is stopped two rows behind
Dallas Mavericks fans hold a sign that refers to the general manager of the MAVs, Nico Harrison, during the game against the Kings Sacrament on Saturday night at the American Airlines Center
A couple of fans, one greeting, are escorted out of the game after holding a sign of 'Fire Nico'
The governor of Mavericks, Patrick Dumont, whose family bought the majority part of the Cuban team last year, also faced a choose choir when he returned to his seat on the court in the third quarter.
An expelled fan shared an online recording, showing the moment when he and a friend were expelled from the sand. The man insists that he has done nothing to guarantee an expulsion, but the security and the police tell him that he would be accused of raid unless he left.
Finally, the man began to shout above all, from his type 1 diabetes to his claims to feel violated by the safety of the sand.
'I feel threatened right now!' He shouted while the impatient security personnel waited for him to calm down. 'My rights are being raped!'
The chief coach of the Mavericks, Jason Kidd, inexplicably jumped the press conference after the game after the loss.
The uproar on the exchange began on Saturday in Dallas when fans gathered around the sand to protest Harrison and the trade.
According to the reports, Doncic was pressing 270 pounds when Harrison finished the conversations with an extension of $ 345 million with the cornerstone of the franchise to follow the historical trade on Saturday night with Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz.
Fans show their feelings about Luka Doncic before a NBA basketball game between the Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks fans meet outside the sand before the game between the Dallas and Rockets de Houston to protest the Nico Harrison de Luka Doncic trade to Los Angeles Lakers Lakers
Officially it was a concern for Doncic's defense, and not its conditioning, which led Harrison to change the 25 -year offensive wizard for 10 times Althony Davis, Guard Rising Max Christie and a future first round selection.
“I think the defense wins championships,” said the general manager of the MAVs, Nico Harrison, Tim Macmahon from ESPN, who was the first to inform the weight of 270 pounds of Doncic. 'I think that obtaining a defense center and an All-NBA player with a defensive mentality gives us a better opportunity. We are built to win now and in the future.
Doncic did not press for an exchange, according to the computer environment of the NBA Marc Stein. Rather, Stein reports, the two parties headed towards that extent of five years and $ 345 million until Saturday. And since the sources have since revealed to Macmahon, the MAVs had a great concern about moving forward with Luka Doncic due to their constant conditioning problems. “
Unfortunately for Doncic, it is no longer eligible for that extension, according to former general manager of Brooklyn Nets and the current salary capital analyst ESPN Bobby Marks. In addition, Doncic and its salary of $ 43 million now range from Texas, where there is no State Income Tax, to California, where rates can reach 12.3 percent. For now, it is still signed during the 2025-26 season and has a player option for 2026-27.
Doncic made his debut for the Lakers in the victory of Monday 132-113 over jazz, although he scored only 14 points in 23 minutes.
Davis has also made his debut for Dallas, but left the 116-105 victory over Houston on Saturday after aggravating an adductor tension. Now he is out indefinitely.