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Nico Harrison reportedly blamed Mark Cuban for a couple of personnel decisions that the team would ultimately regret.
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THE DALLAS MAVERICKS, mired in the misery of a four-game losing streak amid the chaos that had overwhelmed the franchise for the past nine months, sat on the tarmac at Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C.
According to Tim MacMahon, Nico Harrison ended up taking the fall for a situation in which Dallas Mavericks ownership had an equal hand.
Dallas is off to a 3-9 start to the season and has lost six of its last seven games. Harrison, who was hired by the franchise in 2021, was fired the day after a 116-114 loss at home to the Milwaukee Bucks in which fans inside the arena chanted "fire Nico" throughout.
After the Dallas Mavericks fired general manager Nico Harrison last week, a former NBA star threw his hat in the ring to be his replacement.
With Harrison now fired, Dallas looks to chart a course and revive their season while now looking for a new general manager. The Mavericks are currently 3-8 as the team next faces the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday.
Harrison's four-plus years were a roller coaster, from a finals appearance and lottery win to perhaps the worst trade in league history.
"Nico basically said, 'Dude, I don't want to deal with Mark anymore. He's too much,'" one team source said. With a new direct line to his boss, and his former one out of the picture, Harrison accelerated the ice-out.
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