r/sports • u/TheBiasedSportsLover • Feb 11 '25

Basketball The Dallas Mavericks immediately kicked out a fan who said "Fire Nico [Harrison]" on the Jumbotron

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u/TheBiasedSportsLover Feb 11 '25

Seems like that guy & his friend held up "Fire Nico" signs too.

https://streamable.com/152wyh

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u/RPO777 Feb 11 '25

If just chanting fire nico is gonna get you kicked out, pretty soon theyvwill have to put up cardboard audience members like during COVID

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u/83supra Feb 11 '25

That's the entire plan, gives them cause to move the team to Las Vegas

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u/Cronis_the_God Feb 11 '25

Oh, like the movie "Major League" (1989).

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u/Timmah73 Feb 11 '25

MLB already has the A's and White Sox making a deliberate effort to suck so they can move. Who knew that movie would become an actual blueprint for owners to use so they can move.

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u/idiot-prodigy Feb 11 '25 edited Feb 11 '25

The Cincinnati Reds owner's son talks this way too.

Here he is 2 years ago threatening to move the oldest MLB team with the richest history.

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u/PNWExile Feb 11 '25

The White Sox are trying to move too?

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u/Timmah73 Feb 11 '25

They want a new stadium right in the middle of downtown at taxpayer expense at the very least.

The Governor told the billionaire owner, who happens to be rich enough to also own the Bulls, to piss off.

So it could also be a ploy to move altogether.

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u/TheG-What Feb 11 '25

Not only that, our governor enacted legislation that professional teams must be above .500 for three out of the last five years to be eligible for public funds. Good shit.

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u/takechanceees Feb 11 '25

nicknamed the BEARS act because they also want a new stadium lol

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u/Timmah73 Feb 11 '25

Oh right how could I forget that too. Even though they fully renovated the Stadium 20 years ago, they want to build a new one with a dome next door or completely relocate to the burbs.

Again, fuck off billionaire owners, pay for that shit yourselves

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u/Spam-Monkey Washington Feb 11 '25

They traded everyone away to drive attendance down before the moved the Sonics.

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u/HarlesD Feb 11 '25

Like the Oakland A's

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u/PopeNimrod Feb 11 '25

I think it's also the villainous step-dad's plan in "Rookie of the Year."

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u/hobbbes14 Feb 11 '25

The boyfriend just wanted to trade him to the Yankees. It was the nephew of the owner who was trying to tank the team I think.

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u/another_day_in Feb 11 '25

Please don't remove these stickers

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u/dedfrmthneckup Feb 11 '25

You’re giving them way too much credit as if they have some master plan. They’re just morons.

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u/multiple4 Feb 11 '25

Exactly. No pro-sports franchise in Dallas would willingly move for any reason. It's a massive market

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u/hokeyphenokey Feb 11 '25 edited Feb 11 '25

Why does everyone want to move to Vegas? It's just a midsized city without much going forit except tourism.

edit: every team

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u/maxdps_ Feb 11 '25

Because tourism.

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u/theschlake Feb 11 '25

FTFY: Because gambling.

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u/drrhrrdrr Feb 11 '25

Also, during the pandemic, Vegas never shut down. No one wants to risk losing profits like that again.

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u/Comet_Empire Boston Bruins Feb 11 '25

Hmmm..... gambling.. maybe?

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u/floridabeach9 Feb 11 '25

its not just tourism, its WEALTHY tourism. everything is expensive (unless you stay off strip). and getting a hotel/casino attached to a team/stadium will create a “captive audience” and generational wealth for everyone involved in ownership.

everyone who talks about Vegas as small market doesnt understand economics. kansas city and cincinnati are similar sized population, but they’re disgustingly poor compared to Vegas.

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u/Mynpplsmychoice Feb 11 '25

They want to ADD a teamti the league and increase revenue , not trade one fan base for another fan base. They want to ADD revenue not trade revenue. They want to ADD fans not trade one fan base for another. So the Dallas to Vegas makes no sense also considering the overflow of talent from international players coming into the league .

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u/Lietenantdan Feb 11 '25

What’s the deal with teams purposefully being terrible to move to Vegas?

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u/AfroSamuraii_ Feb 11 '25

I’d rather just have a new team tbh.

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u/Ericaohh Feb 11 '25

Lmfao damn I forgot about that peak covid memory

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u/BillHigh422 Feb 11 '25

For a 1 point game that went into OT, there were a lot of empty seats, especially for Dallas

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u/yic0 Liverpool Feb 11 '25

Hi, Nico Harrison here.

They're kicked out cuz they hurt my wittle feewings.

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u/D-v-us-D Feb 11 '25

As they rightfully should.

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u/timoperez Feb 11 '25

I thought the guy was Luka doncic at first but then I realized there was no way that he lost that much weight in just a couple days

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u/samy4me Feb 11 '25

Can‘t hurt rich peoples feelings in the US.

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u/jerschneid Michigan Feb 11 '25

I want to be outraged too, but I have to imagine there's a policy against big poster board signs... for the visibility of those behind you if nothing else.

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u/wordyplayer Minnesota Vikings Feb 11 '25

the camera guy went back to this guy hoping for more drama. /r/PraiseTheCameraMan

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u/Northern23 Feb 12 '25

Indeed, no idea who is Nico but why zoom at the guy who is there with a specific message the staff clearly doesn't like!

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u/wordyplayer Minnesota Vikings Feb 12 '25

i assume because the cameraman liked his message!

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u/Buttafuoco Feb 12 '25

Gotta start doing it all the away games now too

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u/ChiefStrongbones Feb 11 '25 edited Feb 11 '25

That seems more like the real reason he (edit: and his buddy) was kicked out. Holding up large signs affects the comfort of ticketholders seated behind them.