The concept of sycophantic press is not only present in Spain for the journalists who, no matter what their respective teams do, always support their leaders. It is something we commonly see in Madrid and Barça, but it can also happen to other teams with less media pull.
In the United States, this type of sycophantic press also exists, and we are seeing it now following Luka Doncic's transfer to the Los Angeles Lakers. We are witnessing how a large part of the press covering the Dallas Mavericks is publishing all the garbage leaked by the franchise about the Slovenian to justify an unjustifiable move.
Thus, despite the fact that Luka may not have the same work dedication as, let's say, LeBron James, accusing a player who has been 5 consecutive times on the All First Team NBA, who has contended for MVP in the last 3 years, and has led your team to the Western Finals and the NBA Finals in 3 years of being a "lazy fatso" or similar things is, to say the least, curious.
About Nico Harrison (the GM) or the owners (Aldelson & Dumont) of the Mavs, nothing good can be said: we do not know if they really got rid of him due to behavior, sport performance, or money issues (not wanting to pay him the supermax next year). What we do know is that until Sunday, they had dedicated all their economic resources to surround him and try to win, and last year it took them (yes, him with his talent, definitely well surrounded) to the Finals, and suddenly, they got rid of him. And we know that the journalists bought their version, that of the pampered fatso that had to be removed.
These individuals have shattered the hopes of a city that had a new hero. A city that was happy for 20 years with Dirk Nowitzki (despite some terrible years) and that was back on the map thanks to the Slovenian, not the annual reminders of Kennedy's assassination. A city that, according to some rumors, could end up without an NBA franchise if the Mavs' owners fail to accomplish what they came to do in Texas: build casinos.
It will be interesting to see these trash-throwing journalists now focusing on a Luka Doncic who (by himself) has exponentially increased the views/sales of their newspapers. It will be interesting to see what they will do the day the Mavs return to mediocrity (the day after tomorrow when Irving and Davis turn 35) or (hopefully not) when the owners send the team to Las Vegas.
It will be curious to read these sycophants then...
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Carta abierta a la prensa mamadora de Dallas Mavericks por su cruzada contra Luka Doncic