Nobody was happy with ESPN swapping college basketball for Luka Dončić Lakers debut
ESPN had a scheduling mess on their hands with the Luka Dončić Lakers debut cutting into the middle of a college basketball game.
ESPN had a scheduling mess on their hands with the Luka Dončić Lakers debut cutting into the middle of a college basketball game.
From big brands to ESPN, team, and fans' moves, Dončić's L.A. debut drew a ton of attention.
The game is scheduled for Monday night at 10:30 p.m. ET on ESPN.
"The NBA just NBA'd itself."
"The first game is where you are going to feel how much those fans feel betrayed and how much pain they have."
"One big concern though is the safety of the players, the front office, going back to Dallas"
...two days after TNT airs a Lakers-Clippers game that Dončić will miss with a left calf strain.
"It's going to be interesting."
"I believe everybody is telling the truth. I never believe that in the NBA when it comes to what they say in the media."
"I have no notes. That's one of the best conspiracy theories I've ever heard."
"Is this a way for ownership to get out of the supermax contract?"
Watching Luka Dončić and LeBron James figuring it out on the fly will be fascinating.
"I'm trying to remember anything that has shocked and upset fans like this."
"It feels like someone close to you died."
"He's probably just as shocked as we all are."
"Some people probably had a little bit of a question, 'Why are we bringing in Shams Charania? It should be me.'"
"The Mavs won the trade for the next three or four years. But the Lakers got a bright future if they put the right pieces around Luka."
"If he's settled with being in L.A., that's because of a lifestyle decision, it ain't because of a basketball decision."
"Trevor Noah was traded to the Dallas Mavericks."
"Welcome to -- whatever this is."
"I thought my phone was hacked when I got the text messages with the details of the trade and when I got wind of the deal."
"Just do the reporting thing, brother."
"We're stunned, we're shocked, we're going through it. You all know what I'm talking about."
"The only people that know Luka Dončić is the Dallas Mavericks."
"The future 10 years from now, they'll probably bury me and J-[Kidd] by then. Or we'll bury ourselves..."