{"id":129031,"date":"2025-03-16T18:50:30","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T22:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=129031"},"modified":"2025-03-16T19:27:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T23:27:59","slug":"pj-washington-mavs-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/03\/16\/pj-washington-mavs-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"PJ Washington Has a Message for Mavs Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/w\/washipj01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">PJ Washington<\/a> came back from an ankle sprain on Sunday, but he couldn\u2019t help the Dallas Mavericks get back to winning games. This was despite him scoring 29 points and grabbing 12 rebounds after he missed seven straight outings. The Mavs have lost three straight and are 2-8 in their last ten games. After the game, Washington delivered a message to Mavs fans.<\/p>\n<h2>PJ Washington Has a Message for Mavs Fans<\/h2>\n<p>Dallas Mavericks fans have had to endure one of the most depressing seasons in the league in 2024-25. Following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/d\/doncilu01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luka Doncic<\/a> trade to the Los Angeles Lakers, Mavs fans are showing their displeasure in any way possible. They even organized a fake memorial for Nico Harrison.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"&quot;I&#039;m sorry they&#039;re frustrated&quot;: Dallas Mavericks GM Nico Harrison on blockbuster Luka trade\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dbwpQxxMGsA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>PJ Washington expressed his thoughts on the Fire Nico chants after the latest game against the Philadelphia 76ers. He said,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, the trades happened. We understand we have a new team now. All that &#8220;Fire Nico&#8221; stuff, we&#8217;re sick &amp; tired of hearing it. We just want to go out there and play &amp; we need the fans to support us no matter who&#8217;s on the floor. That&#8217;s just how I feel about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PJ Washington on fans chanting &quot;Fire Nico!&quot; while shooting his FTs:<\/p>\n<p>&quot;At the end of the day, the trades happened. We understand we have a new team now. All that &quot;Fire Nico&quot; stuff, we&#39;re sick &amp; tired of hearing it. We just want to go out there and play &amp; we need the fans support\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mike Curtis (@MikeACurtis2) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MikeACurtis2\/status\/1901356850551078963?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Mavs Fans Bully PJ Washington on Social Media<\/h3>\n<p>Mavs fans instantly responded to PJ Washington\u2019s quote. Comments under the Twitter share of his quote are not that forgiving. Here are some of the more interesting ones.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Unfortunately, that\u2019s not how that works. We don\u2019t owe you guys anything. We aren\u2019t fans anymore your boss burnt that shit to the ground. I suggest you ask out or demand he is fired as well. Because this is only the beginning.<\/li>\n<li>PJ love you but you\u2019ve been on the team for 1 year bud. Luka was the face of the franchise for six years before you even got here. Why don\u2019t you get mad at your boss for making the worst trade in the history of the sport.<\/li>\n<li>I get how he&#8217;d be annoyed at fans chanting during his free throws and just the general negativity. But this is Nico&#8217;s fault. We&#8217;re going to chant fire Nico until Nico is fired. That&#8217;s just the way it&#8217;s going to be. I&#8217;m sorry to the players caught in the crossfire.<\/li>\n<li>How about don\u2019t be so soft and take it personally? These soft assholes really think this is the path to winning back fans? How about speak up for your teammate whose character and fitness was dragged through mud by your boss. Be a man.<\/li>\n<li>Love PJ but nah. Fans need to continue doing it. This isn\u2019t his team. It\u2019s our cities team.<\/li>\n<li>Interesting. The job of the GM is to make your team better not worse . It\u2019s ridiculous that someone who destroy your team to benefit lakers is still got a job. Which is why I believe he wasn\u2019t alone . Whose to say his next decision won\u2019t be bad too??!<\/li>\n<li>Cool, you were out for a long time because of an \u201cankle\u201d. You will continue to hear it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">PJ Washington on hearing \u201cFire Nico\u201d chants during Mavs free throws:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, the trades happened. We understand we have a new team now. All that &quot;Fire Nico&quot; stuff, we&#39;re sick &amp; tired of hearing it. We just want to go out there and play &amp; we need the fans support\u2026 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ie8msKXcXZ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ie8msKXcXZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; MFFL NATION (@NationMffl) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NationMffl\/status\/1901357118520787319?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Former Maverick Rubbing Salt on the Wound<\/h3>\n<p>When it rains, it pours. Former Mavericks players are having amazing seasons after leaving the team. For example, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/grimequ01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quentin Grimes<\/a> is having an amazing season. And against his former team, Grimes had 28 points and six assists. It seems like all of the players <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/02\/10\/mavericks-gm-nico-harrison-hot-seat\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Nico Harrison traded<\/a> are playing better. And the ones he got cannot get out off the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/03\/15\/dante-exum-injury\/\" target=\"_self\">injured list<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: \u00a9 Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PJ Washington came back from an ankle sprain on Sunday, but he couldn\u2019t help the Dallas Mavericks get back to winning games. This was despite him scoring 29 points and grabbing 12 rebounds after he missed seven straight outings. The Mavs have lost three straight and are 2-8 in their last ten games. 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