It wasn’t even a year ago that Dallas Mavericks fans were on cloud 9. The Mavericks ran through the gauntlet in the Western Conference and made it to the NBA Finals. They beat the Clippers, the Thunder and the Timberwolves to make it there. All on the back of Luka Doncic.

But Dallas's stunning about-face with its franchise player may have hit those closest to home harder than anyone. Mavericks fans, shocked and hurt by the trade, came out in droves to protest the deal outside of American Airlines Arena before Sunday's hockey game between the Dallas Stars and Columbus Blue Jackets.

The Mavericks traded their star player, Luka Doncic, to the Lakers in exchange for Anthony Davis, a move that has sent shockwaves through Dallas and the NBA.

The Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks pulled off perhaps the most shocking trade in NBA history when they swapped Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis late Saturday evening. The two teams parted ways with two franchise cornerstones while welcoming in another perennial All-Star, with neither player aware of the trade beforehand.

Luka Dončić's father called out Dallas' "excuses or alibis" after the three-team blockbuster trade that sent his son to the Lakers.

Less than 48 hours after the stunning trade of Luka Dončić, more details have emerged about how the Lakers landed the Mavericks superstar.