No one forgets Luka Doncic in Dallas and still repudiate his exchange
Luka Doncic caused the Lakers to be local in a place where there was always a massive support for the Mavericks and where fans still do not forgive the one who consider one of the greatest mistakes in the history of Dallas sport.
Dallas – came closely and far, regardless of the price or with sacrifices to see Luka Doncic In the American Airlines Center in Dallas, although this time with the rival uniform for the first time.
The fans filled the sand of the Dallas Mavericks To see the super star with the uniform of Los Angeles Lakerswhere he was exchanged on February 1 before the surprise of the entire world.
Doncic caused the Lakers to be local in a place where there was always a massive support for the Mavericks and where fans still do not forgive the one who consider one of the greatest errors in the history of Dallas sport.
“We know this is a business,” said Rafael Quintero, a resident of Dallas, who wore his new Lakers sweater with the number 77 of the Lakers. “But this has not even been business. It was a big mistake that the Mavericks will pay for many years.”
“It’s amazing what fans did to us,” he added. “I don’t even watch them on television.” The last time Luka had played with the Mavericks uniform, the team was second in the West.
On Wednesday, Dallas opened the game with the hope of triumph to ensure the tenth conference site with the respective passage to the play-in, just 10 months after they played the NBA finals.
“This is going to be a very emotional game for the city of Dallas,” said Renato Sánchez, who traveled from Los Angeles for the game.
“I live in Los Angeles but was fond of the Mavericks since the times of Dirk Nowirtzki. Now I follow the Lakers. What the Mavericks Management did to us has no forgiveness. “
For Doncic, tears were also emotional to the edge when people began to chant their name Duante his presentation and at the end of a commemorative video for his passage with the Mavericks. “I already changed my blue shirt (of the mavericks) for the yellow,” he added.
Unlike the days that followed the exchange of Doncic, this time there were few demonstrations outside the American Airlines Center; Only some banners, more with greetings and signs of affection to the player, than of courage and discomfort to the general manager of the Mavericks, Nico Harrison.
Some shirts, caps and signs still asked for Harrison’s resignation, although some others preferred not to do so to avoid problems, as happened with some fans who were expelled from the Mavericks enclosure for showing their disagreement towards the team for the exchange of Doncic.
However, from beginning to end, the unanimous choir of ‘dismiss Nico’ was the constant, just like Doncic baskets.
“First he was very well a hopic for what happened,” said Luis Torres, another fan who traveled from Puerto Rico to Dallas just to see Donc’s return to Dallas. “Now I am happy for Luka here and I hope you have a great game.”
“I don’t care what they said about him or the justifications they have given,” said Angela Peralta. “This will always be Luka’s house and we will always remember that he was the last one that took us to some endings.”
