Dallas Mavericks' minority owner Mark Cuban telling fans chanting "Fire Nico" to sit the fuck down & shut the fuck up during Mavs-Kings game. Patrick Dumont was booed by fans while walking to his seats.
Posted by TheBiasedSportsLover@reddit | Dallas | View on Reddit | 99 comments
orangEcrushE@reddit
"Sports Mayor" Eric Johnson
spacesuitz@reddit
He admits it.
KnockedOx@reddit
Of course he was. We live in 1 of 2 realities.
Either:
The trade is about billionaire business that will likely never be public and has nothing to do with the good of the team or playoff prospects or 'player attitude'
OR
He's an idiot
cilantro88@reddit
It’s been made pretty public. There’s a bunch of videos about the intent of the new owners to build a casino in Texas. Nico will probably get fat bonus for being the face of this shit. A decent man would have said no and resigned.
AnINFJ-T-KindaGirl@reddit
So, Nico should quit HIS job and not feed HIS family for a decision that was more than likely above HIS head…??? That’s insane. You and I both know that the owners would never give a staff member reign to make this kind of decision. It’s crazy to think he should take the fall. Be for real.
cilantro88@reddit
Feed his family? If you have exposure in corporate america you’d know how it works at that level. You can transition into another good paying job at a similar level plus you have enough in the bank to “feed your family”. If anything at that level you have way more freedom to say “no” whenever you are not comfortable with the moral or ethics of where you work at. You also have a lot of power and weight on the decisions that are being made. I work for a global company and the GM of the US has a great amount of influence in decisions that are taken for the US.
AnINFJ-T-KindaGirl@reddit
Yes, that’s exactly what I meant. And yes, I do know how it works. At the end of the day, you cannot say with any level of confidence or certainty that another team would want him after a scandal so public. We see people all the time that are not able to rebound. I am glad that you think it’s that easy; it doesn’t always work out that way. And how presumptuous of you to think you know what someone has in the bank. All you know is that he is paid well you don’t know with any degree of certainty what that translates into in terms of what he actually has or what his obligations are or his life goals for that matter. Focus on the people that we know are actually driving the decisions because they are the ones with the most at stake so I can promise you they had a greater say in this than he did. I don’t know why people feel so comfortable, wanting others to make sacrifices for the good of those in higher power. We don’t have to go back-and-forth because at the end of the day your principles don’t govern other people’s lives.
cilantro88@reddit
Ok
Sportsfanatic88@reddit
Sounds the same to me honestly.
Apprehensive_Skin150@reddit
Or both!
taco-smasher@reddit
Chant f**k Mark Cuban and that new corrupt broad every game until we get our boy back
Lazy-Site-6278@reddit
He has to be embarrassed by the majority owners!
fuelvolts@reddit
Oh man, bad look Mark. Let the fans express their anger. Most of them will "get over it" eventually once it stops being so fresh. Not fully, but you know what I mean.
evergreen4851@reddit
Mcuban is a Democrat, very on brand fo em'.
fuelvolts@reddit
Man, I am so glad you made this political. This thread really needed your input.
Troll_U_Softly@reddit
Hmm don’t be so sure. Nico is to Dallas as Kevin Durant is to OKC. All time betrayal isn’t quickly forgotten.
jerodallen@reddit
Or as OKC is to Seattle…
Troll_U_Softly@reddit
OKC ownership. The team and the fans did no wrong.
mrsbebe@reddit
Gah OKC has been butthurt about KD for so long
everybodyluvzwaymond@reddit
And rightfully so.
mrsbebe@reddit
Honestly I think it's hysterical I'm being downvoted so hard when I'm from OKC and was upset when it happened.
Troll_U_Softly@reddit
Deservedly
Existing-Net5672@reddit
Like that one time the Mavs won a championship then Marko went and blew up the team the next year? You mean like that?
maverick1127@reddit
Wouldn’t stop being so fresh if someone didn’t spit on the grave every day that passes with some asinine remark about Luka. That tends to keep the wound fresh.
UtopianPablo@reddit
Dumont should be booed every time he appears in public.
J3t5et@reddit
Someone should leave a flaming bag of shit on his porch every day for the rest of his life
Hour-Detail4510@reddit
On his seat at the game
monolith_blue@reddit
He might appreciate the snack.
Futuralistic@reddit
"ITS POOP AGAIN!!!" 😡💩
ice-eight@reddit
HE SAID POOP!
DerekFizz@reddit
HE CALLED THE SHIT, POOP
Adonimous817@reddit
Cuban did specify that he only said that cause they were doing it during critical moments. He made sure to let that be known.
PenguinRiot1@reddit
They all got to go.
Dagr8reset@reddit
Mark is the one who started all of this
U_G_L_Y@reddit
Adelson made him. Adam Silver allowed it. Don't get me wrong, I will boo Nico, but he is not the real villain here, he was just the executioner
dfwcouple43sum@reddit
He got a pisspoor return on the Luka trade. That’s on him
AndMyHotPie@reddit
Looks like Cuban’s feelings have gotten hurt that his hire could’ve made such a stupid move.
No-Winter120@reddit
Maybe he shouldn't have sold.
CaughtALiteSneez@reddit
Or maybe he should have vetted who he sold to - I’ve never seen an owner love a team and single handedly make it the way it was like Cuban did with the Mavs.
It blows my mind he was so careless with this decision… especially with a championship worthy Mavs.
PaulieNutwalls@reddit
Most owners don't know ball. In this case Nico has made clear he was the mastermind, unless you think there's a conspiracy here Nico is the man that fucked this up and the Adelsons probably just heard his reasoning and thought he knew better than them. It's not like Mark had a long line of potential buyers, few can afford an NBA team and fewer want to deal with owning one.
epkaz@reddit
Good article: https://www.dallasnews.com/sports/mavericks/2025/02/11/luka-doncic-nico-harrison-dumont-dallas-injury-mavericks/
Dirk was in LA to support Luka!
Be interesting if Kyrie stays after this season or goes to the Lakers ....
Tryingtomakeit24@reddit
"We don't care about you fans we only care about your money, sit down and shut up"-Mavs Front office
Palatz@reddit
That's the biggest thing. I get that a lot of people already have tickets but every single person still buying tickets is the problem.
Tryingtomakeit24@reddit
I live steps away from the stadium and usually go to 20+ games per year, I won't give the mavs another dime and I'm moving when my lease ends
playballer@reddit
“They take it from Jerry Jones and still think every year is gonna be their year, what did we do wrong?” - Mavs front office
Tozst@reddit
Well fuck Mark now too.
Ok-Metal-4719@reddit
Their PR team and everyone is handling this very poorly.
FunDragonfruit4912@reddit
Mark Cuban was the best team owner for me until he sold the team. Now he's just another spectator.
yachster@reddit
Why are people buying tickets again? Forget this organization.
PM_ME_YUR_S3CRETS@reddit
I hope dumont's flights are always delayed. I hope he is booed whenever a video of him is played. I hope his tv remotes are forever lost. I hope he sells the team for half of the cost.
El_Chingon214@reddit
I’m done with Mavs for the time being. Not going to games or buying merch. Cuban is a puppet, Nico a bum GM, and new ownership don’t give a fuck about the fans.
ociagds@reddit
Dumont: Is this for me?
He's even stupider than I thought.
et_the_geek@reddit
Don't let that scumbag in the suit jacket of the hook. He's the CEO they hired after they forced Cynt Marshall out. He was probably in on the trade as well.
DobieLove2019@reddit
Were they saying Boo or Boo-urns?
soju_shower@reddit
Sad to see Cuban neutered
RollinStoned_sup@reddit
https://youtube.com/shorts/agSNwtFguBk?si=lFjah-gS686VmT3O
BraveInstruction2869@reddit
FMC .
Matzah_Rella@reddit
You got some balls, Mark. I'll give you that.
fonsoc@reddit
What are you spending any money or time on that franchise?
middlebird@reddit
Good, keep making them all uncomfortable.
forfuksake2323@reddit
Keep booing them and stop going to games. You don't get to make one of the all time dumbest moves in the NBA and get to walk away scott free.
Onionringlets3@reddit
Been to 2 games this yr already, wad planning another in March. That went right out the windows. The bad actors can forever E.A.D.
playballer@reddit
I usually go a lot in last month of regular season, boycotting this year
Onionringlets3@reddit
Same
Dash775@reddit
I agree here. If you're so upset then stop going.
Roadtrippers4@reddit
Total BS move by Cuban. Good luck paying any players if the fans won’t attend games.
deebo7741@reddit
I can’t see the video, can anyone link?
HelpPale281@reddit
These owners just assume the fans are always going to root for the laundry. You dump an all time favorite player and those loyalties can fade quickly.
firetomherman@reddit
Hey Mark, why don't you sell the rest of your shares. Just get the fuck out. There's no going back now. Oh, and fuck yourself you fucking cunt.
KraziEyezKillah@reddit
Paying fans have every right to voice their opinions
Such a bad look from Mavs ownership. Really does seem more and more that they are trying to alienate their fan base
IllustriousGoat7952@reddit
You can Boo all you want, you still bought a ticket .
slapper@reddit
From the River to the SRT Dallastine will be free!
Speaksforthetr3s@reddit
Damn. If I see Mark I’m definitely booing him too. This is real shtty of him to do. Fck him
CasualObserverNine@reddit
Your bed, Mark. STFU
Available-Trifle-605@reddit
It’s the beginning of the end for the Dallas Mavericks as you know them. Poor attendance, poor fan base equates to new city. No better way to start than removing the future and let everything else implode. The percentage is on the their side with their first move.
Apprehensive-Mix-255@reddit
Tell Mark to “STFU Rachel!”
jackalopacabra@reddit
Am I the only one seeing it was removed here?
MSHinerb@reddit
27% owned, 100% hypocritical asshole.
1wigwam1@reddit
He should move his ass up to the owners box, at the very least.
Rockm_Sockm@reddit
You have no idea who he was telling that too or why.
Pure clickbait.
No-Winter120@reddit
He sold, he can sit the fuck down and shut the fuck up.
squirrelnutcase@reddit
Man.. those boooes louder than christmas bells .. they're pissd im telling you .
Cantfreakin@reddit
Dumbont is a Shrek looking dipshit
Fit_Tale_4962@reddit
Just a bunch of little bitches nothing to see. Stop going to the games.
Brilhasti1@reddit
Mavs are fucking all this up big time.
Ok_Union4831@reddit
They’ve proved they care more about the money than they do the product or the fans. Move over Jerry Jones there’s a new sheriff in town.
Ferrari_McFly@reddit
Agree with Cuban, either stfu and enjoy the game or don’t go at all. Not going is much louder than booing and “Fire Nico” chants.
Luka is already giving back to LA and has moved on and so should the fans.
EitherApartment4527@reddit
Dumont is the Jerky Jones of the Mavs
lilboytuner919@reddit
An insult to Jerry at this point
VXS072@reddit
Cuban started the avalanche
earthworm_fan@reddit
Mark with his foot in his mouth once again
Hour-Detail4510@reddit
Hey Mark Cuban, sit the fuck down and shut the fuck up. You caused all of this by selling your portion of the team
OddSand7870@reddit
You no longer matter Mark, STFU.
azwethinkweizm@reddit
Cuban knows if he doesn't toe the new company line he risks losing his courtside seats. Be a good little bitch and do what Dumont tells you to do, Mark.
remarkable_in_argyle@reddit
The MAGA MAVS
EmbarrassedSpare7419@reddit
Hes a sellout
TSUTexan61@reddit
Mark, how about you sit down and take your medicine for making the dumbass choice to sell to these fucking idiots. Softer than Charmin ass!
They did not think that the fan base would blow up like this and now they’re kicking people out of games and shit is absolutely absurd.
These people literally just devalued the Mavericks franchise and then expect us to just eat this shit?
yuppiemike@reddit
Did Eric Johnson accept tickets from Dumont or does he have season tickets? Dumont is the second most unpopular guy in Dallas this month. Mavericks are rotten at the top, and the NBA is cancer. Fire Nico and Divorce Dumont.
jjcre208@reddit
Are they booing Mayor Johnson or Dumont or both? Tim Rogers, editor of D Mag, once wrote that Eric's new look has "divorced dad vibes" written all over it. I still chuckle at this. Reminds me of frequent redditors who say things like, "this guy divorces!". Reddit is a funny and scary place.