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.

When Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison met reporters earlier this week for the first time since trading franchise cornerstone and fan favorite Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers, he did so in a very strange fashion—only allowing select reporters and not permitting cameras or any recording devices.

Nico Harrison held just his second press conference with reporters since his shocking decision to trade Luka Dončić, though he did so without any recording devices allowed in the room. He faced a number of difficult questions regarding the trade, and the presser reportedly wasn't his idea in the first place.