{"id":214392,"date":"2025-02-02T17:00:24","date_gmt":"2025-02-02T22:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=214392"},"modified":"2025-09-16T18:55:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T22:55:11","slug":"chiefs-mahomes-doncic-davis-trade-lakers-mavericks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/02\/02\/chiefs-mahomes-doncic-davis-trade-lakers-mavericks\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes Left \u2018Sick\u2019 After Blockbuster Trade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kansas City Chiefs quarterback <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2025\/01\/15\/broncos-penner-chiefs-mahomes-brady-texans\/\" target=\"_self\">Patrick Mahomes<\/a> is \u201csick.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mahomes is not physically ill, at least not that he or the Chiefs have divulged. But he is feeling the emotional toll of losing one of his favorite people from his favorite team. No, it is not a Chiefs teammate. Mahomes is taking <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/02\/02\/lakers-news-rob-pelinka-comments-on-luka-doncic-trade\/\" target=\"_self\">Luka Doncic<\/a>\u2019s trade from the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/category\/mavericks\/\" target=\"_self\">Dallas Mavericks<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/category\/lakers\/\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a> pretty hard, requesting that the Chiefs\u2019 social media team \u201cchill\u201d after their latest post.<\/p>\n<h2>Chiefs\u2019 Patrick Mahomes Left \u2018Sick\u2019 After Blockbuster Trade<\/h2>\n<h3>Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes\u2019 Favorite Player Traded<\/h3>\n<p>ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania first reported the trade on February 1. The magnitude was so unbelievable that Charania had to confirm that he had not been hacked and that the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1885942156411408886\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trade was legitimate<\/a> multiple times.<\/p>\n<p>Mahomes, like millions of other sports fans \u2013 and even media members \u2013 was left reeling at the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWait what?\u201d Mahomes posted on X following Charania\u2019s initial report. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatrickMahomes\/status\/1885924364316537154\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I\u2019m sick<\/a> rn\u2026.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Yes, this is real. Sources tell ESPN: Full trade:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Lakers: Luka Doncic, Maxi Kleber, Markieff Morris<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Mavericks: Anthony Davis, Max Christie, 2029 LAL 1st<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Jazz: Jalen Hood-Schifino, 2025 Clippers 2nd, 2025 Mavericks 2nd <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bltojdTaQj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/bltojdTaQj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/1885920217362051276?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Doncic is a five-time All-Star and All-NBA selection \u2013 the equivalent to Pro Bowls and All-Pro nods, respectively \u2013 and led the Mavs to the NBA Finals last season. The decision also made Doncic ineligible for the largest contract in NBA history.<\/p>\n<p>He was in line for a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheSteinLine\/status\/1885929272369402142\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">five-year, $345 million supermax extension<\/a> that the Lakers do not have to concern themselves with.<\/p>\n<h3>Chiefs Social Media Team Inadvertently Trolls Patrick Mahomes<\/h3>\n<p>The Chiefs social media team accidentally trolled their superstar QB with a video. It featured Mahomes revealing personal facts, including that Doncic was his favorite NBA player.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatrickMahomes\/status\/1886068321130328394\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Yall gotta chill<\/a>\u2026.,\u201d Mahomes posted on X on February 2 along with the video package in question.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Always something new to learn about <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatrickMahomes?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@PatrickMahomes<\/a> \ud83d\udc47 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1mESw3bY0i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/1mESw3bY0i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chiefs\/status\/1886067301356568834?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 2, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201c<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chiefs\/status\/1886090647326617822\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Never scheduling a post<\/a> again,\u201d the Chiefs social admin posted in reply to Mahomes.<\/p>\n<p>Mahomes built a strong relationship with former Mavericks governor Mark Cuban. Cuban sold his majority stake in the franchise, and current general manager Nico Harrison swung a monumental blockbuster that left Mahomes and many others flabbergasted.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/02\/02\/lakers-mavs-luka-doncic-anthony-davis-trade-smart-move\/\" target=\"_self\">Anthony Davis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/tag\/max-christie\" target=\"_self\">Max Christie<\/a>, and a future first-round pick went to the Mavs, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/tag\/maxi-kleber\" target=\"_self\">Maxi Kleber<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/tag\/markieff-morris\/\" target=\"_self\">Markieff Morris<\/a> to the Lakers.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/category\/jazz\/\" target=\"_self\">Utah Jazz<\/a> landed <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/tag\/jalen-hood-schifino\" target=\"_self\">Jalen Hood-Schifino<\/a> and second-round picks in the deal too.<\/p>\n<h3>Patrick Mahomes Touts Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving Pairing<\/h3>\n<p>Davis is a nine-time All-Star, five-time All-NBA pick, and won a championship with the Lakers in 2020. He will join <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/tag\/kyrie-irving\/\" target=\"_self\">Kyrie Irving<\/a> as the co-star on the new-look Mavs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKyrie and AD <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatrickMahomes\/status\/1886045684702326894\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">going to be nice<\/a> tho!\u201d Mahomes said in another post.<\/p>\n<p>Mahomes\u2019 favorite team entered play on February 2 eighth in the Western Conference standings. But they are just 4.0 games out of the No. 4 seed.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps this trade will spark another Finals run that Mahomes can attend. He became a talking point during last year\u2019s trip. It will look much different this time around, though, with Doncic no longer leading the way.<\/p>\n<p>Mahomes must shake off his dismay.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs are entering their final week of preparation for Super Bowl LIX, a rematch against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/eagles\/\" target=\"_self\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Mahomes and the Chiefs are chasing NFL history, having already become the first two-time reigning champion to make it back for a third straight try. But their sights have long been set on being the first-ever team to win three straight.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is \u201csick.\u201d Mahomes is not physically ill, at least not that he or the Chiefs have divulged. But he is feeling the emotional toll of losing one of his favorite people from his favorite team. No, it is not a Chiefs teammate. Mahomes is taking Luka Doncic\u2019s trade from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2879,"featured_media":214400,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[33265,7811,33266,33264,40,1576],"class_list":["post-214392","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-chiefs","tag-anthony-davis","tag-chiefs-featured","tag-kyrie-irving","tag-luka-doncic","tag-nfl","tag-patrick-mahomes"],"modified_by":"Michael Kovacs, ADMIN","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214392","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2879"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214392"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214392\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":214401,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214392\/revisions\/214401"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/214400"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}