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Mavs Fans Left NSFW Message for GM Nico Harrison Outside Arena After Massive Trade
Saturday's seismic transaction between the Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Lakers that saw Luka Doncic and Anthony Davis swap jerseys will have long-lasting ripple effects felt for many years around the league. It also leaves Mavs fans to mourn the departure of their franchise superstar, a difficult development to accept even with Davis bringing his talents to the organization.
Some fans are not coping very well, as evidenced by graffiti left outside American Airlines Center on Sunday morning. Multiple reporters on site said an NSFW message to GM Nico Harrison was left on the concrete next to the Dirk Nowitzki statue outside the arena; video appears to show the message saying "F--- Nico you bum." Security was left to try and powerwash the message away, with limited effect.
They are trying to power wash the Nico Harrison profanity outside the Dirk statue.
— Lia Assimakopoulos (@Lassimak) February 2, 2025
It’s not really working. pic.twitter.com/YkWRk2Y94S
Security is power washing a profane message directed toward Mavs GM Nico Harrison off of the concrete.
— Shawn McFarland (@McFarland_Shawn) February 2, 2025
The fans began to cheer when it didn’t come off. pic.twitter.com/5jtgOU6E2Z
The message was seen by a number of fans, who gathered in protest of the trade that sent Doncic to Los Angeles.
A tough morning to be a supporter of the Mavericks. In strong contrast to the message engraved on Nowitzki's statue, it seems loyalty does fade.
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Liam McKeone is a senior writer for the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in the industry as a content creator since 2017, and prior to joining SI in May 2024, McKeone worked for NBC Sports Boston and The Big Lead. In addition to his work as a writer, he has hosted the Press Pass Podcast covering sports media and The Big Stream covering pop culture. A graduate of Fordham University, he is always up for a good debate and enjoys loudly arguing about sports, rap music, books and video games. McKeone has been a member of the National Sports Media Association since 2020.