A Dallas Mavericks social media account found itself in hot water this week after tweeting out a controversial image regarding this year’s NBA playoffs.
Currently, the Mavs and the Oklahoma City Thunder are locked in a battle for the right to advance to the Western Conference Finals.
At the moment all signs point to Luka Doncic and Co. eventually emerging victorious.
Because Mavs fans are really feeling themselves right now, one particular fan account decided to post this message:
What was he cooking pic.twitter.com/jBCDlosN3w
— Lindt (@bootleglindt) May 12, 2024
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— Game 7 (@game7__) May 9, 2024
Naturally, it wasn’t well received:
Is this the same account that tweeted an edited picture of dirk and said “im gonna tell my kids this was Robert E Lee”
— jake (@jakelorimerr) May 12, 2024
Trevor Lawrence’s Wife Marissa Shows Off Wild Concert Outfit https://t.co/DtD4TntOXd
— Game 7 (@game7__) May 12, 2024
This just feels racist
— 👑 𝓝𝓲𝓬𝓴 👑 (@neverbeenequal) May 12, 2024
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— Game 7 (@game7__) May 9, 2024
Man I wanna like this graphic so much but just cause of his skin color it feels mad weird 💀. They shoulda had Kyrie with the lasso lol
— FireFoxKaz (@KazHeatCulture) May 13, 2024
The bad old days
— President Curry. (@Curry4daW) May 12, 2024
I get, Dallas and texas and cowboys and everything but Jesus how tone deaf can you be
— Lesedi (@Skots20) May 12, 2024
I think Luka not being American is important context here
— 337tigerden (@sthib152) May 13, 2024
No way
— bad bitch virgin gay thot rap capper (@btrkrishu) May 13, 2024
Big picture, the Mavs look very strong right now and are legitimate contenders to emerge from the Western Conference this year.
Whether or not they will be able to do so will ultimately come down to how good Doncic plays for the rest of the playoffs.
Is 2024 the year when the Mavericks will finally capture another NBA championship? Time will tell.
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A longtime sports reporter, Carlos Garcia has written about some of the biggest and most notable athletic events of the last 5 years. He has been credentialed to cover MLS, NBA and MLB games all over the United States. His work has been published on Fox Sports, Bleacher Report, AOL and the Washington Post.
