Mavericks Fans Bring Back 'fire Nico' Chant After Team's 0–2 Start, Brutal Loss To Wizards

Despite Mavericks wide head Nico Harrison seeing unthinkable lottery luck to triumph nan Cooper Flagg sweepstakes, he remains acold retired of nan instrumentality base's bully graces aft trading superstar defender Luka Dončić to nan Lakers past season.

To commencement nan Flagg era, nan Mavs are disconnected to an 0–2 commencement aft a disappointing location nonaccomplishment to nan Wizards Friday. They mislaid their opener to nan Spurs, which was easier to tummy pinch a 40-point, 15-rebound incredible showing from Victor Wembanyama.

Star large man Anthony Davis, nan cardinal return portion successful nan Dončić trade, led Dallas pinch 27 points and 13 rebounds Friday, but that wasn't capable to get past Washington though Flagg added 18 points of his own. Toward nan extremity of nan game, nan fans astatine American Airlines Center fto their feelings toward Harrison known, bringing backmost nan "fire Nico" chant that rang done nan stadium past twelvemonth following nan shocking trade.

Second-year guardant Kyshawn George has starred for nan Wizards to commencement their season, dropping 34 points and grabbing 11 rebounds successful nan 117–107 triumph successful Dallas Friday. Unfortunately for nan Mavs, they fto a winnable crippled get distant and quickly shatter immoderate optimism from their instrumentality base.

Flagg doesn't move 19 until December, truthful nary 1 expected him to travel successful and instantly group nan convention connected fire. But, nan Mavs person expectations to compete aft Harrison parted pinch a longtime instrumentality favourite to brace Davis pinch Kyrie Irving and triumph instantly successful a stacked Western Conference. Irving tore his ACL successful March and remains retired for astatine slightest nan mostly of nan season, but Flagg's presence had Mavs fans hopeful their squad could compete successful nan prima guard's absence.

Dallas's hopes return a deed aft dropping their first 2 games of nan play and their fans will surely make their distaste for Harrison known contempt nan unthinkable lottery luck. Their adjacent chance to get their first triumph of nan play comes Sunday astatine location against nan Raptors.

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