Many people from the Los Angeles region are delighted to Blockbuster trade It made the former Dallas Mavericks star Luka Donic A member of the Lakers this weekend.
Jacob Posner is not one of these people.
This is because the High School Charter Palisades The graduate is an unconditional fan of the Mavericks – and he became one because of Doncic.
“When Luka entered the League and became a Mavs (player), I immediately said to myself, ‘It’s my guy and I want to be a fan of Mavs“Said Posner at CBS News Texas of a hotel room in Sicily, Italy this week.
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20-year-old Dartmouth student who is in Rome to learn Italian, Posner had an idea to help himself and other Mavericks express their frustration towards the director general Nico Harrison and the Adelson familyThe team controller of the team.
“Our plan is to cover the area around the American Airlines Center … with protest display signs, letting know that Dallas deserves better with regard to team decisions,” wrote Posner on the GoFundme page he started this week to raise funds to the cause.
“”Exchange Luka Magic left a deep void In the hearts of Dallas fans. By grouping together for this Billboard campaign, we send a strong and undeniable message to the Front Office Mavs: we refuse to be overlooked and we deserve better decisions. “”
At 25, Dononic is considered one of the best NBA players. All-star five times, he finished third in the MVP vote of the League last year and Helped the Mavericks to make the NBA final.
The news was announced late Saturday trade which sent Doncic, Maxi Kleber and Markieff Morris at the in exchange for Anthony Davis,, Max Christie And the choice of draft of the first round in 2029 of the Lakers (Utah Jazz also received Hot-Schifino Jalen of Lakers And the choices of second round of and Dallas to facilitate trade).
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Harrison told journalists on Tuesday that the team was trying to do “forward” of what could have been difficult negotiations with Dononic this summer for an extension of Supermax which would have been nearly $ 350 million out of five seasons. It was also reported that the Mavericks had concerns about Donouteic regime and packaging.
In the end, said Harrison, the responsibility of the decision belongs to him. Posner and other fans want him to know that they are not cool with it.
“Nico Harrison and the Adelson family have made the unthinkable – exchange our beloved Luka Donic at the Lakers in exchange for a Anthony Davis And just a first -round choice, “wrote Posner.” A choice !!! As a big fan of Dallas Mavericks, I am in shock from the shock, frustration and sorrow that this profession brought to our community. “”
Posner asks Mavericks fans to submit conceptions for display panels. He created an Instagram account @DallasDeervesBetter (his organic simply reads: “Protestant the worst profession in history”) where he will publish photos and updates as the project progresses.
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Thursday afternoon, the campaign had collected more than $ 33,000 towards the declared objective of $ 82,600, an amount he determined after looking for the cost of renting the display panels available in the arena. He wrote on Thursday on Gofundm that he worked to raise the first display panels before the next Mavericks home game on Saturday against the Houston Rockets.
“Whatever we increase, go directly to billboards,” wrote Posner, “that we came in short, that we met him or that we exceed it. In one way or another, These display panels occur. “
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This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
