Cuban's been lobbying for Nico to get fired for a while. He was not alone—he had a lot of people lobbying with him. I'm not going to say that Cuban’s lobbying was the primary reason, or even a major factor,

If the disgraced general manager had shown this kind of self-deprecation after the failed trade, maybe he would have save his job.

“During a fall-from-ahead loss Monday night to the Milwaukee Bucks, Harrison was actually subjected to only a few fourth-quarter strains of the ‘Fire Nico’ chant that has become so commonplace in Mavsland since the spring,” Stein wrote. “But league sources tell The Stein Line that a decision had essentially already been made by that point.”

Many NBA fans are celebrating after the Dallas Mavericks finally decided to fire former general manager Nico Harrison on Tuesday, but more details are emerging about just how bad things were getting behind the scenes for the Western Conference franchise.

Cooper Flagg offered his first public comments on the Mavericks’ decision to fire Nico Harrison on Wednesday night.

The “Inside the NBA” crew discussed the biggest story in basketball this week, the dismissal of Harrison by the Mavericks.

Celtics 131, Grizzlies 95: Payton Pritchard had 24 points and nine assists. He made five of the Celtics’ 21 3-pointers. Hornets 111, Bucks 100: No Giannis. No LaMelo. No Thanasis. But a lot of Hornets rookie big man Ryan Kalkbrenner, who had 17 points, nine rebounds and three blocks.

Dallas opened a new chapter after firing GM Nico Harrison, but the result looked familiar. The Mavericks committed 21 turnovers in a 123-114 loss to the Suns despite a strong showing from rookie Cooper Flagg.