Former Dallas Mavericks head coach and general manager Don Nelson received the 2025 Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award Sunday, June 8, and he wore some special shoes while accepting the award. Nelson received the award while wearing Doncic's signature Jordan brand sneakers in protest of the Mavs' trade of Luka Doncic.

NBA Hall of Famer Don Nelson wasn’t a fan of the Dallas Mavericks trading Luka Doncic to the L.A. Lakers. In fact, he called it a “tremendous mistake.”

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.