Thursday’s Western Conference clash between the Los Angeles Lakers (46-30) and Golden State Warriors (45-31) emitted an excess of star power in Crypto.com Arena. NBA icons LeBron James and Stephen Curry were spectacular,

Fans of the Dallas Mavericks have shared plenty of backlash at Nico Harrison, the franchise’s general manager, the past two months since the trade of Luka Doncic. That included the latest incident inside American Airlines Center.

The Dallas Mavericks' decision to trade Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers has remained the biggest story in sports since it happened nearly seven weeks ago. It was such a shocking and idiotic move that even Vanity Fair recently published a piece on the impact it has had.

Dallas Mavericks’ new star Anthony Davis spoke about his reunion with his former team, the Los Angeles Lakers, but believes Luka Doncic’s return to the Mavs will be more emotional. One of the biggest trades in NBA history saw the Dallas Mavericks send Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis.

The Dallas Mavericks have found some life recently with Anthony Davis returning to the lineup. They're 3-0 in games he's played, and they're on the verge of breaking into the Play-In Tournament with eight games left to play. But that isn't enough for Mavs fans to get over trading away Luka Doncic.

There seemed to be two major camps for the Doncic trade, and neither side liked how the Mavericks went about the trade.

The Hawks trading Luka is in the same category as the Milwaukee Bucks sending Dirk Nowitzi to the Mavs for Robert “Tractor” Traylor. On Wednesday evening at the American Airlines Center, the main piece of the Hawks’ 2018 draft day trade of Luka to the Mavericks remains in their starting lineup, while Doncic ... we don’t need to say the rest.

Mavericks fans knew how bad the Luka Doncic trade was going to be the second it went down, reacting en masse with protests and attempted sanctions by fans again

The Dallas Mavericks have found a reason to smile again, celebrating their first victory following the controversial trade of star player Luka Doncic. This newfound momentum, ignited by a standout performance from Anthony Davis, raises hope for the team's future despite the challenges they continue to face.