NBA Fans All Had the Same Joke As ESPN Broadcast Panned to Mavs GM Nico Harrison

Harrison became a meme as he watched the Mavs’ season come to a close.

Mavs general manager Harrison looks on against the Memphis Grizzlies / Screengrab via ESPN

Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison has certainly received his fair share of backlash after he traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers at February’s trade deadline.

In return, the Mavs received a package centered around star big man Anthony Davis, who missed time following his debut with the team. A slew of injuries struck Dallas and they stumbled their way to the end of their season, which officially ended Friday night with a loss in the play-in tournament to the Memphis Grizzlies.

Davis exited Friday’s game at the beginning of the fourth quarter after he started to favor his leg. The star center returned minutes later and led the Mavs with 40 points, but it wasn’t enough to continue a disappointing season for Dallas.

When Davis went out initially, the ESPN broadcast panned to Harrison in the crowd as he glanced over to check on his team’s star player. With all the fallout from the Doncic trade, NBA fans all had the same thought when they saw Harrison’s in-crowd reaction:

The Mavs finished the regular season 39-43, which was good for the No. 10 seed and the final spot in the play-in tournament. They beat the Sacramento Kings in their first play-in game, but fell just short of earning the final spot in the Western Conference playoff field.