Enough fans were ejected that it warranted an article on ESPN where Tim MacMahon confirmed that two fans were thrown out after minority owner Mark Cuban yelled at them to "Shut the f--- up and sit the f--- down!" One of the fans involved was wearing a t-shirt featuring owner Miram Adelson wearing a clown nose. He confirmed the story on X.

In a conversation with Bill Gates at the Eisemann Center in Richardson on Friday night, Cuban was blunt in his first public response about the trade that sent the international superstar he drafted to Los Angeles. "I've had a rough week," Cuban told Gates to begin the event per Sarah Hepola of The Dallas Morning News.

The Dallas Mavericks trade of Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers led to numerous tense interactions with fans on Monday.

Cuban, who was the franchise's controlling owner for two decades, sold his majority stake to the families of Miriam Adelson and Patrick Dumont in 2023.

A Mavericks fan ejected from American Airlines Center during Monday’s game returned to the arena Wednesday—this time with courtside seats, courtesy of Mark Cuban. Garrett Bussey said he and Cuban found common ground after a disagreement earlier in the week.

Dallas Mavericks minority owner Mark Cuban invited a fan back to sit courtside after he and several others were ejected from a game earlier this week for protesting the Luka Doncic trade,

Dallas Mavericks fans have directed their ire at general manager Nico Harrison since the trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. One of a pair of fans who were recently thrown out of a game for chanting "Fire Nico" got free courtside seats from minority owner Mark Cuban.

Even more than a week after the Dallas Mavericks stunned the NBA world and traded Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers, many fans are still stunned that the team would trade the 25-year-old star. Even Klay Thompson — the team’s starting shooting guard — understood why fans were so upset.