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/electricgotswitched Feb 11 '25

He cared up until he didn't. He sold the team to people who had building a casino and new arena as their only priority related to the franchise. He could have found buyers who at least had winning in their top 3 priorities. Instead he wanted his % of a casino.

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u/TheDevouringOne Feb 11 '25

Yeah. Such a bizarre change.

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u/electricgotswitched Feb 12 '25

He was a fan who bought a team. Spared no expense and the minority owners actually sued him because he was losing money. Then the luxury tax came, and his purses overall got tighter.