And I want everybody to know that." Chuck Daly Award winner Don Nelson: “I’m wearing Luka’s shoes, his new shoes from Nike. I’m wearing them in protest of the trade form Dallas.

Doncic, of course, did leave Texas-size shoes to fill: The Slovenian star was acquired by Dallas in a 2018 draft-day trade, immediately emerged as a fan favorite and led the Mavericks to the 2024 ...

Hall of Fame coach Don Nelson criticizes Mavericks' trade of Luka Doncic to Lakers, wearing Doncic's Nike shoes in protest during his lifetime achievement award ceremony.

Hall of Fame coach Don Nelson is clearly not a fan of how the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Dončić earlier this year, and he found a novel way of expressing his disapproval. The 85-year-old was ...

Watch: Don Nelson ‘protesting’ Luka Doncic trade by wearing former Mavericks star’s shoes Nelson is being presented with the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award prior to Game 2 of the NBA ...

Don Nelson expresses his disappointment with Luka Doncic trade by wearing the star's shoes "Tremendous mistake by the Dallas franchise to trade him and I want everybody to know that," Nelson said.

He knows questions about Luka Doncic and his fit in Dallas are coming, but he isn't focusing on that yet. “For me, it didn’t really matter what team I went to,” Flagg started.

June 8, 2025 0 10 OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Hall of Fame coach Don Nelson was not a fan of the Dallas Mavericks trading Luka Doncic — and chose his footwear for Game 2 of the NBA Finals accordingly.