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Nba Commissioner Adam Silver was subjected to more than the typical Boos fans who expect to hear during the draft evening.
Bruy scissors of the fans filled the New York Barclays Center while Silver was welcomed on stage, but a furious fan managed to make it very clear to what they thought of the recovery lottery last month, when the Dallas Mavericks The first global choice were incredibly allocated.
The NBA commissioner Adam Silver announces the start of the first round of the NBA basketball draft on Wednesday June 25, 2025 in New York. (AP photo / Adam Hunger)
“Dallas was rigged,” the fan cried. The remark was clearly captured on the ESPN broadcast of the project.
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The money, ignorant or interested in the heckling, continued unanswered.
The remark highlights the shock of the Draft lottery last month when the Mavericks received the first overall choice, which they used unsurprisingly to select Duke Star Cooper Flagg Wednesday evening. Dallas had only 1.8% chance of obtaining the overall choice n ° 1 – The 11th best rating to win the lottery.
Duke Cooper Flagg striker famous after marked Houston in the second half in the national semi-final in the Final Four of the NCAA College basketball tournament on Saturday April 5, 2025 in San Antonio. (AP photo / Brynn Anderson, file)
Mavericks Select Cooper Flagg with the first choice in the NBA 2025 draft after the controversial lottery
The news of the MAVS victory quickly sparked rigging allegations among the fans while following the shock of the team of the star of the franchise exchanging Luka Doncic at the Los Angeles Lakers A few months earlier.
“You are talking about goosebumps that came out of my skin and also what our organization can do with all of this too,” said Mavericks and inclusion ambassador, Rolando Blackman, told the lottery at the time, via the Team website. “What it means is that Mavericks can relive.”
Cooper Flagg, on the right, shakes hands with the NBA commissioner, Adam Silver, after being selected first in the general classification by the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the NBA basketball draft on Wednesday June 25, 2025 in New York. (AP photo / Adam Hunger)
Blackman’s hopes materialized Wednesday evening when Silver announced the name of Flagg.
He enters the pros having an average of 19.2 points and 7.5 rebounds last season while leading Duke to the last four.
