Shocking News: About a minute ago Luka Doncic die in a plane Crash….
Be assured, Mavericks fan, that Patrick Dumont hears, feels and says he even appreciates the full force of your wrath.
Nonetheless, 13 months into his family’s majority ownership of the Mavericks and his tenure as team governor, Dumont stands behind the controversial and widely panned trade of superstar Luka Doncic.
“It’s hard to make tough decisions,” Dumont said. “And it’s hard to make the right decisions when they’re tough. And it’s easy to do nothing.
“But when you want to pursue excellence in an organization, you have to make the tough decisions and stand by them and keep going.”
Dumont’s comments to The Dallas Morning News are his first since the Mavericks eight days ago shocked the basketball world by sending Doncic, 25, to the Los Angeles Lakers as part of a blockbuster trade that brought 10-time All-Star forward Anthony Davis, 31, to Dallas.
Davis’ 26-point, 16-rebound Mavericks debut Saturday afternoon signaled a previously unfathomable era, against the surreal backdrop of a “Rally for Luka” fan throng massed outside American Airlines Center while, inside, the Mavericks defeated rival Houston.
Dumont says the backlash was anticipated.
His tone and messaging to The News — and by extension fans — showed a dimension of his persona that had not publicly surfaced since his family’s purchase of the franchise’s majority interest on Dec. 27, 2023.
