Friday's Play-In loss has the Mavs now reflecting on their franchise-derailing trade and the calamitous sequence of events that followed.

Feb 25, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) reacts against the Dallas Mavericks during the first quarter at Crypto.com Arena. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images / Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

ESPN reporter Tim MacMahon called the closed-door press session "an epic failure" in trying to assuage fan outrage over the generationally shocking (and ridiculously stupid) Dončić trade. The full press conference transcript has gone viral for how cringey and unconvincing it reads.