Getty Luka Doncic Lakers reacts after a dunk. Luka Dončić ’s long-awaited response to the firing of former Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison was raw, emotional, and revealing — a glimpse into the heartbreak still lingering months after the shocking trade that sent him to the Los Angeles Lakers . Harrison, who engineered the most stunning midseason deal in modern NBA history by trading Dončić to the Lakers last February, was dismissed this week following Dallas’ disastrous 3-8 start