While the initial shock of the groundbreaking Luka Doncic trade -- that sent him from the Dallas Mavericks to the Los Angeles Lakers -- has worn, the impact of

After the Luka Doncic-for-Anthony Davis trade, Mavericks fans expressed strong dissatisfaction with the move. However, Patrick Dumont addressed the controversy head-on, delivering firm statements about the shift in the team's sporting project and defending the decision.

Kyrie Irving didn't seem to approve of the Dallas Mavericks bashing fellow guard Luka Doncic. After recently trading Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, Mavericks owner Patrick Dumont bashed his work ethic in an interview with Brad Townsend of the Dallas Morning News. Irving implied Dumont's comments were out of line.