TO Dallas Mavericks The fans expelled from a game this week after protesting against General Manager Nico Harrison for the Luka Donc
Garrett Bussey and his friend Chris Taylor, fans of Mavericks, were among the few fans who were expelled from the game from Monday night against him Kings of Sacramento After shouting “Fire Nico”, a message that had also printed on their shirts.
A fan with a #77 t -shirt shouts “Fire Nico”, which refers to the general manager of the Dallas Mavericks, Nico Harrison, as a security member approaching him in the second half of a Basketball match of the NBA against the Sacrament Kings in Dallas on Monday, February 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Tony Gutiérrez)
The couple told him WFAA during an interview This week, the incident took place during the second half of the game, while the Mavericks fired free throws.
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“We did ‘Firing Nico’ [chant]And it was the first time we did it all night, “Taylor told the station. They quickly met for security and left the American Center Airlines for allegedly violating the rules of the NBA code of conduct.
Taylor also told the station that Cuban “began to shout” before being escorted, further increasing the situation.
In a statement to WFAA, Cuban explained his side of things.
“The fans booed during the crispy time while we had the ball and while we were shooting FTS (free throws). I wanted to see why. Then, I looked where they were looking at. When the guy (it was just one) he saw me, he started shouting at me.
The minority owner of the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban, during the first half against the Chicago Bulls at the American Airlines Center on November 6, 2024. (Images of Kevin Jairaj-Iimagn)
Mavericks fans expelled the protests of ‘Fire Nico’ in the midst of the growing animosity about Luka Doncic’s trade
Cuban added to his statement, saying that the screams of the fan occurred the “complete game.”
“I didn’t care what I was saying. I was saying the whole game. I cared that fans boo it while we had the ball in a crisp It was all. ”
Bussey He told WMAQ who spoke with Cuban after the game and was invited back to sitting on the court with his 7 -year -old son for Wednesday’s game.
Bussey described him as a “step in the right direction” for a fan base that staggered after the team’s star player was changed.
A couple of fans, one greeting, are escorted out of the game after holding a sign that said “Fire Nico”, referring to the general manager of the Dallas Mavericks, Nico Harrison. Monday, February 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Tony Gutiérrez)
Doncic led the NBA in annotations last season and helped the Mavericks reach an appearance in the NBA finals, but was treated with the Los Angeles Lakers in one of the most controversial trades in recent memory.
Since then, fans have expressed their disdain for Harrison, the intellectual author behind the trade, which leads the organization to increase their safety before the games last weekend.
At least another fan was expelled from Monday’s game for a similar protest.
