But context matters. In their 1st year of ownership, Nico made key trades at the deadline that helped guide the Mavs to the finals. It doesn't even appear that the new owners watched basketball at all before buying the team. The article I shared explained how they were impressed with Nico off the rip and trusted his decision making because of the Mavs finals run. The trust the new ownership put into Nico lowkey undermines the racial argument since they initially chose him over Mark Cuban. I do agree that there's racism in sports overall, but its hard to use that in this case.
Doncic's time in Dallas ended with a shocking trade on Feb. 2, but the beginning of the end dates to the summer of 2023.
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This article from April also details how Nico alienated Dirk and Luka by firing the long time Mavs health and performance director during the week he went home to be by the side of his mother on her death bed. Nico brought in a breh who played in the NFL and lacked the proper certifications and clearing injured players too early.