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.
ICYMI: The amazing kids and staff of Children’s Cook hospital in Fort Worth have always been a huge inspiration to Luka Dončić.
Upon his return to Dallas today, Dončić and the @LD77Foundation threw a party for the kids and staff that still hold a special place in Luka’s heart.
Bigger than Basketball.
how does this even happen
how do you not get a million firsts for Luka Doncic?
how are you SENDING OUT A 2ND ROUND PICK IN A TRADE WHERE YOU'RE LOSING LUKA DONCIC
Forget NBA, this has to be one of the most stunning trades in North American Sports history.
No rumors. No whispers. The face of the franchise shipped off just like that?!
Gotta be more to this story. Truly shocking.
And I feel so very sorry for Mavs fan. How do you come to terms with this?!
I love how people are trying to clown the Mavericks for losing in the Finals.
We didn’t even make the playoffs last year.
We were a 5th seed this year.
We proved EVERYONE wrong.
Expectations were exceeded.