[Macmahon] Sources: Luka Doncic will sit out after the first quarter tonight vs. the Bulls. Five key Mavs, including Kyrie Irving, were ruled out this morning.
Sources: Luka Doncic will sit out after the first quarter tonight vs. the Bulls.
Five key Mavs, including Kyrie Irving, were ruled out this morning.
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) April 7, 2023
by urfaselol
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why even play then
Why though? Doesn’t playing only one quarter hurt his season averages? And it’s not like he has a consecutive games streak to preserve.
For everyone unaware it’s Slovenian night tonight at the AAC. Why he’s doing this
Poverty franchise
Ffs shameful
huh ? what’s even the rational behind that
i feel slovenia
What the fuck lmao
Silver really should unleash his inner Stern and fine the Mavs for this.
wow really tanking.. we need a new commissioner
Wait why are the Mavs giving up already? All they need is for OKC to lose to Memphis
*sees news on Twitter, runs to Reddit for the comment section*
They’re only a half game out from the play-in so I don’t get this at all. It’s literally the most important game of the season
Luka ducking Beverly
But why not just play? From a competition standpoint alone? What is wrong with this new NBA?
Jaden Hardy bout to cook
kinda insane to go from a WCF appearance to giving up when the season isnt even over yet.
Nah this is some shameless shit right here
I guess this locks up the scoring title for Embiid
And lose his chance at the scoring title
The final ten games or so of the regular season are always the worst. Half the teams in the league are putting out g league level starting lineups.
This is pathetic. The majority of the best players not playing or even pretending to care about winning is not a good thing for the league.
Luka bout to demand a trade
Teams that are resting have still been competitive. It isn’t that crazy that OKC loses to Memphis in the final game. I guess Dallas doesn’t feel they have a competitive roster at the moment.
What the fuck
I’ve never seen the league reverse a suspension because they want a team in the playoffs and the team still manages to fuck it up for themselves
Barring a miracle he’s gone for sure
This is actually legitimately shameful. This is why league ratings are down and a lot of ppl dont take this league seriously.
An NFL team would NEVER do something like this. You are very much alive. Why fold?
Tank commander Theophilus Pinson and assistant commander Frank Ntilikina reporting for 40 minutes of duty.
Dont think hes scoring 59 then
Thunder are the black eye of the NBA fr
The Mavs are a poorly coached team and I’m a bit worried that Mark Cuban can’t see it.
Why the fuck did they play against Sacramento then?
Like if they decided at that point to chase the play in ok but now they’re flip flopping
Mavs just tucked their tails and quit while they’re still in it. There’s nothing worse than that.
Obviously I want the pick but this kinda crazy to do when you only need OKC to lose one game to get into the playoffs
Team ready to vacation on Bullock Island
Dafuq kidd going to do if luka wants to stay in after the 1st. Luka would body tf out of his old ass.
Lol nah jk, would be even funnier if they let him start, and legit first possession after tip off they call a timeout and sub him out.
Yeah but this is as hard proof of tanking as you can possibly provide. NBA would have easy grounds to come down hard on them. Can’t exactly say Luka was hurt or being load managed if he plays a full first quarter. Mavs are dumb as hell.
Now the thunder will lose for maximum pain
Absolutely pathetic
Force Colangelo and his burners on them for this brazen tanking!
Overhauling the draft lottery had the exact opposite effect that was intended. Instead of discouraging teams from tanking, they are encouraging bubble teams to tank out of the playoffs.
Absolute joke and The Wheel is the only option.
I’d be so pissed if I was a Mavs fan. Either you commit to tanking or go for it.
From 2018:
>NBA Commissioner Adam Silver warned teams against the practice of “tanking” and said that such conduct will result in “the swiftest and harshest response possible from the league office.”
>The letter was likely in response to Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban saying “losing is our best option.” Cuban was fined $600,000 for those comments.
Come on Silver, have some guts
This team man. They don’t know what they want. So disheartening to see a generational talent like Luka being wasted. It’s like Dirk all over again.
Nba is so pathetic. You don’t see MLB, NHL or NFL players tanking or resting. Why would anyone pay money to go to a D league game. RIp Stern.
This is actually what I consider tanking.
This is a joke, right?
Teams resting players when they’ve got literally nothing to play for is one thing, but a team actively giving up when they’re still in the race is absurd. League has to do something.
Wow. I tuned into to watch a team, coming off of a needed win, to fight for there playoff (in) spot only to find they are just giving up even though they have a chance. Pathetic. The mentality, “we can’t win so let’s just not try” is deplorable. They should be relegated to G league. Let the players that still have their balls sign somewhere else. Just pitiful.