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Since he exchanged Luka Doncic in Los Angeles, Nico Harrison has lost the confidence of Dallas supporters. Songs against him resonate at the American Airlines Center at each meeting, and the last revelations about him will not arrange things.
Is there a more hated man in the NBA than Nico Harrison? If fans of the Lakers love it and adore it, logical since it has assured the future of the franchise, those of Dallas dream of seeing him leave his functions of GM. Since he decided to exchange Luka Doncic, even though he saw his career in Texas, the bond of trust is broken.
It was particularly clear when the Slovenian returns at the end of the regular season. He was encouraged and applauded even when he was wearing the opponents' jersey, and Nico Harrison was copiously whistled by the spectators present at the American Airlines Center. The songs demanding his departure have also become regular in the spans.
Nico Harrison forced by its owner to speak
To try to appease the situation, the controversial GM agreed to speak with some journalists in order to explain his choice and to lift the veil on his sports project. The return of stick was immediate, since his statements did not go to fans, and it is all the more surprising since he did not even want to engage in the exercise. Shams Charania told about ESPN :
From what I understood, Nico Harrison did not want to organize this private meeting with some journalists. It was not his idea, it was something that was imposed on him by the owner of the franchise. I don't know what it says about the state of the franchise, the fact that the owner can force his GM to do things.
By participating in this meeting with journalists like Tim Macmahon, Nico Harrison finally showed a little character, he made fans of the Mavericks understand that he assumed his decision to exchange Luka Doncic. But according to Shams Charania, it was not even his idea and he agreed to participate under the orders of the owner Patrick Dumont … The songs “Fire Nico” will not stop so early.
Nico Harrison listening to the “Fire Nico” chants… pic.twitter.com/wgeiApWx29
— Landon Thomas (@sixfivelando) April 10, 2025
Consumed by fans of the Mavericks, mocked by the others, Nico Harrison could have restored his image by managing this meeting well with the press. But in addition to the lunar responses, we learn that it was not even on the initiative.
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