Did last night help any of you find any closure? I fear that it was merely gas on the fire for me.
I now doubt that I will ever fully understand how we traded a 25-year old global icon. Dude is a one-of-one. A cold-blooded killer who rises to the occasion. A sweet young kid with a heart of gold chasing a dream in a foreign land.
A trick shot god. A basketball warlock who makes the impossible routine. Unguardable. The bigger the moment, the bigger the coconuts. Neo in the Matrix. Luke Skywalker. You don’t trade that, you build a franchise around that. The whole city thrives on that. You own the globe with that — potentially for two decades.
I honestly don’t believe I’ll ever fully be able to process this. It’s not getting better with time. I don’t even really know what to compare it to. Maybe it would be like the Cowboys trading Troy, Emmitt, Michael, recently acquired DE Charles Haley AND Jimmy Johnson for 30-yr old Bruce Smith in 1992.
There’s literally nothing like it. Ever. In the history of sports. Maybe in the history of the word “trade”.
Anyone have any suggestion of how to get over this and move on? If so, please notify the elite team of therapists working around the clock to restore my inner soul. I love you all.
PS — wishing Kyrie the speediest recovery ever. I love that dude with all my heart. Good talk. See you out there.
You had Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving on the same team…
They made the finals…
And you destroyed it for one man’s ego.
Fu*k you @NicoHarrisonGM@lakers@dallasmavs
It was finishing with his left hand, then the step back, then the midrange, then playing off the ball. Luka has gotten better every year through hard work.
"This idea that he's not a hard worker is kind of ridiculous" - @haralabob
The Dumb Zone 2-12-25
Feb. 7 (2:34 p.m. EST): Anthony Davis, Max Christie, and Caleb Martin are introduced in a press conference. Mavericks partner broadcasting station WFAA says, “No Show Nico.” Calling Mavs GM Nico Harrison out for not appearing and participating in the press conference and preventing questions about trade deadline activity, including still no comment about trading for an injured player (referring to Martin, not Davis) during a season already riddled with injuries.
Feb. 7 (3:52 p.m. EST): ESPN's Tim MacMahon reports, “Mavs GM Nico Harrison has been subjected to death threats. There have been racial epithets in some of those… Nico Harrison is not going to be in his normal seat in the stands. There is no reason to subject him to that kind of security risk. [...] Clearly, lines have been crossed.” after not appearing at the press conference.
Feb. 8 (11:30 a.m. EST): Dallas Police Department’s Public Information Officer tells DallasHoopsJournal: “There are no known threats at this time.”
Feb. 8: Mavs GM Nico Harrison is not seen at the game vs. Houston Rockets. Mavs Governor Patrick Dumont was also not in his normal seat for this game.
Feb. 10: Tim MacMahon on Hoop Collective Podcast: “The threats did not raise themselves to the level that they needed to be reported to the police.”
Feb. 10: Mavs GM Nico Harrison and Governor Patrick Dumont attend the Mavs game vs Sacramento Kings. Dumont sits alongside Mayor Adams courtside.
Feb. 11: WFAA reports that Mavs GM Nico Harrison attends SMU men’s basketball game vs. Pittsburgh and “Couldn’t escape the calls for his termination" by fans in the crowd.