Seeing Luka Doncic average over 37 points with three 40-point outings has been hard to watch for Mavericks fans. Worse, with Dallas stumbling to a 3-8 start, frustration is boiling inside the American Airlines Center, giving a throwback to what they lost in last season’s blockbuster trade. Nico Harrison was already facing criticism, and now even owner Patrick Dumont has drawn a fan’s ire.

That fan was an 18-year-old Nicholas Dickason, who had flipped off Patrick Dumont just a few nights earlier. Hoping to make amends, he approached the Mavericks owner during their narrow loss to the Bucks. What followed surprised him as Dumont offered a candid confession that explained his recent hands-on approach and deeper involvement in guiding the struggling team.

“Basically Patrick was like, He fe

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