From “Fire Nico” to “Thank you, Nico”, the league has witnessed a lot of changes over the last few weeks. At first glance, it might seem like a positive change, except it isn’t. We’ll come to it in a bit. Meanwhile, the Mavs’ minority owner Mark Cuban, who oddly didn’t have much to say after the shocking Luka Doncic trade, cleared the air tonight amid the intense clash between the Lakers and Mavericks at Crypto.com Arena.
We all remember the infamous statement from the past that Cuban said about trading Doncic. For those who don’t know, here’s what he said, “If I had to choose between my wife and keeping Luka on the Mavs, catch me at my lawyer’s office prepping for a divorce,” in a 2020 interview. 5 years later, months after he sold the team to the Adelson family, Mavs GM Nico Harrison traded Luka away to the Lakers.
While Mark Cuban confirmed that he wasn’t part of the trade decision, there wasn’t any clarity on his relationship with Luka Doncic and his family. Well, he cleared it all tonight. The 66-year-old, who was in attendance along with the 19,000-odd fans at the arena, walked up the stands to meet LukaMagic’s dad, Sasa Doncic. Cuban had a few exchanges with Luka’s dad with a brimming smile and hugged it out! A wholesome sight.
Mark Cuban shakes hands with Luka Doncic’s father and agent Bill Duffy during timeout at Lakers vs. Mavericks pic.twitter.com/Bvln4qD5Vn
— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) February 26, 2025
Following the trade, Mark Cuban emerged as one of the unquestioned entities in the Mavs’ leadership and front office despite his strange silence. Looks like the fans are aware of Cuban’s bond with Doncic’s family. Well, the fans weren’t wrong at all as the billionaire produced a wholesome gesture.
Meanwhile, Nico Harrison, one of the most questioned entity post the trade, had an unusual reception at the arena. Well, why wouldn’t the Lakers fans be happy after Harrison gave away a generational talent to their team? Anyway, let’s find out what happened.
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