“He literally took us to the finals last year.” In seven years with the Dallas Mavericks, Luka Doncic became fused with the team’s identity — on the court and off. Now that he’s gone, some supporters no longer feel a connection to the franchise.
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Another professional sport whose major money making contracts with streaming services makes ticket sales irrelevant.
feb 7, 2025, 9:44 pm • 1 0 • view
Yeah, I'm done. I remember going to games as a kid and watching them win their first championship in 2011. I was ready for however look it took for Luka to bring another title to Dallas. Now I just don't care. Plus @mcuban.bsky.social sold the team to nazis, so rooting for them felt gross already.
feb 7, 2025, 9:19 pm • 8 1 • view
It's true, I converted to Spurs fandom. It was an unforgivable move
feb 8, 2025, 2:54 am • 0 0 • view
That was strangely a terrible trade - for everyone
feb 7, 2025, 9:18 pm • 3 1 • view
Say the word, @nytimes.com. “Coup.” It’s a #coup. #whitecollarcoup
feb 7, 2025, 10:01 pm • 0 0 • view
My local news is *still* discussing the Luka trade. Tonight they aired this photo they said was taken 12:06pm 1/7/2025 at a coffee shot in Dallas: photo evidence of first meeting between LA & Dallas GMs meeting in a Dallas coffee shop to hatch the Luka trade!
feb 8, 2025, 5:00 am • 1 0 • view
Passionate fans are one thing … threatening team personnel isn’t part of being a fan, that’s part of being a criminal
feb 8, 2025, 1:39 am • 0 0 • view
I wish Denver had gotten him.
feb 7, 2025, 9:17 pm • 2 0 • view
I’m late to this. Luka is one of the most amazing offensive players of the this century. Is he better than Durant, Curry, LeBron, and Jokic? No He got his shot at the finals and lost in 5. The West is getting much tougher and Luka can’t keep up He wouldn’t be worth the max $
feb 8, 2025, 2:03 am • 0 0 • view
People want to blame the gm , no basketball decisions are made without the majority owners approval and that is Patrick Dumont
feb 7, 2025, 9:25 pm • 0 0 • view
Kings fans feel ya.
feb 7, 2025, 9:32 pm • 2 0 • view
He should have played defense.
feb 7, 2025, 9:18 pm • 2 0 • view
23+ years of being a fan all dismantled in a single night Dirk and Luka were my connections to the team. Don’t live in Texas, but would make every effort to see them when they were in my state Maybe would have stuck around if?Nico wasn’t so secretive and nuked this fan base
feb 8, 2025, 10:01 am • 0 0 • view
Pro sports: Fans are loyal to the team, the team is not loyal to the fans.
feb 8, 2025, 3:10 am • 1 0 • view
Y’all keep on distracting people with this BS while our system of checks and balances in government disintegrates
feb 7, 2025, 9:20 pm • 0 0 • view
Oh well. Too bad, so sad. Sometimes your worth is more than your points and your salary….but that’s complex math…I guess
feb 7, 2025, 11:09 pm • 0 0 • view
Whoa imagine getting a ride to the NBA finals by one of the league's top players?
feb 8, 2025, 1:12 am • 0 0 • view
Dallas new owners are MAGA and are devaluing the team so they can convince NBA to move to Vegas so the stadium can ajoin a casino so they can make more money. Same grift as Musk. Money is all that matters
feb 7, 2025, 9:21 pm • 22 1 • view
I also think Adelson was promised Gaza for development to put a knife in Mark Cuban's back
feb 7, 2025, 11:25 pm • 0 1 • view
Slovenia also recognized Palestine last yr. I’m sure the petty Zionist owners had no problems trading Luca because of that. @tavarua.bsky.social is correct as that has to be their only endgame. The Adelsons made their fortune off of casinos.
feb 8, 2025, 4:01 am • 2 0 • view
Fire Nico! Sell the team!
feb 24, 2025, 2:42 pm • 0 0 • view
It was a horrible trade for the Mavericks. It was a horrible trade for Luka. It makes absolutely no sense. First of all Davis was one of the main reasons that the Lakers were winning, and does anybody seriously think that Luka is going to want to play second fiddle to LeFlop?
feb 7, 2025, 10:06 pm • 0 0 • view
Professional and semi-professional sports are profoundly dumb and have fucked up this country and culture almost as much as the modern GOP and Evangelical Christians.
feb 7, 2025, 10:01 pm • 0 0 • view
Maga grifters. Netanyahu supporters. So obviously the are pure scum
feb 7, 2025, 10:29 pm • 1 0 • view
Easy people, he lacked defense, which is badly needed. And Davies provides that... unless he gets injured. So, well...
feb 7, 2025, 11:11 pm • 0 0 • view
And his defense is impeccable
feb 7, 2025, 10:07 pm • 3 0 • view