Don Nelson, NBA and Lifetime Achievement Award
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Don Nelson is an NBA legend, a Hall of Famer who ranks second all-time in head coaching wins. He was both coach and GM for the Dallas Mavericks for eight years during the early Dirk Nowitzki years, and it turns out he does not approve of the Luka Doncic trade.
Hall of Fame coach Don Nelson is clearly not a fan of how the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Dončić earlier this year, and he found a novel way of expressing his disapproval.
Hall of Fame coach Don Nelson criticizes Mavericks' trade of Luka Doncic to Lakers, wearing Doncic's Nike shoes in protest during his lifetime achievement award ceremony.
Although the NBA Finals are underway and Game 1 was a doozy, many are still pondering the massive trade that preceded prior to the deadline between the Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Lakers. The trade between the two was one that no one saw coming and one that shocked the entire sports world.
Hall of Fame coach Don Nelson was not a fan of the Dallas Mavericks trading Luka Doncic — and chose his footwear for Game 2 of the NBA Finals accordingly.