The fans of the Dallas Mavericks are furious with the trade of Luka Doncic, and will take the sting of what they see as the best organizational betrayal to dissipate, if you ever do it. Frankly, it probably will not, and that is understandable; This was just a truly crazy trade and only feels crazier as time passes.
That said, everyone must keep this in the right perspective. At the end of the day, it was A trade. No one hurt and the Mavericks, in the light of death threats that, according to reports, GM Harrison has been receiving, intends to keep it ahead of its first game in Dallas from the exchange, which will be Saturday to the 3 pm et against rockets.
“This is a disconsolate franchise and there have been some very unfortunate developments regarding that anger,” Macmahon said on Friday. “Nico Harrison has been subjected to death threats. There have been racial epitaphs included in some of them. There will be protests outside the sand, which are planned. Security will certainly be reinforced.
‘Nico Harrison will not be in his normal seat in the stands. There is no reason to submit it to this type of security risk. That has definitely been an unfortunate part of this whole story. Obviously, the anger of fans, hey, have every right to feel that they were started a generational superstar. But clearly lines have been crossed. “
Unfortunately, this is a fairly predictable behavior in a situation like this. Most Mavericks fans, like all fans, are passionate and legitimately angry, but reasonable. However, there are always some crazy people, and those are the ones that mavericks are protecting.
The point is that Macmahon also suggests that Harrison is not just blaming this decision to move from Doncic. He is just the one who assumes all the public responsibility and heat that comes with that.
“[Fans] They are so angry with the Mavericks, and frankly in Nico specifically, “Macmahon said in the Podcast Collective Hoop on Friday.” I don’t think Nico acts alone. I don’t believe that. But he is the one who is taking heat. “
It has always been difficult to believe that a decision of this magnitude did not happen, and that any other person in the organization did not pass, whether the new owners or even coach Jason Kidd. None of this acquitting Harrison of what, again, can only be characterized as one of the worst exchanges in the history of sport that worsened the weak return they obtained for one of the most valuable assets around the world of basketball.
But death threats? Screw the head to the straight crazy people. Well in the Mavericks to take this seriously and make the right preparations to keep everyone safe on Saturday.
