It's not every day that the NBA commissioner says a trade was a “kick in the a–,” but that's exactly what Adam Silver said regarding the Dallas Mavericks ' highly controversial Luka Doncic trade to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Silver, who has been the subject of a conspiracy theory in which he allegedly ordered the Doncic trade to improve the uber-popular Lakers, commented on the trade back then that he was surprised and empathized with outraged Mavericks fans, although he did give fans hope, saying that only “time will tell whether it was a smart trade.”

In a Wall Street Journal article titled ‘Welcome to the Luka Doncic Revenge Tour ‘, Silver gave some interesting comments on the trade, more than seven months removed from it.

“Putting aside the merits of the trade, you could ar

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