Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison spoke to the media Tuesday morning for the first time since a Sunday news conference in Cleveland after the Luka Doncic trade. He spoke from a conference room at American Airlines Center with CEO Rick Welts,

The Dallas Mavericks are scheduled to play the Kings in Sacramento on Wednesday in the NBA’s Play-In Tournament, but at this point they would be wise to cite too many players have COVID and opt out of this postseason.

Luka Doncic entered the court with the Los Angeles Lakers for his first game back in Dallas to cheers in an arena where draped over every seat was a T-shirt with the Slovenian phrase for thank you for everything.