Artists are often very good at capturing the moment and speaking to people in creative and eye-catching ways. Enter Preston Pannek, whose mural of Luka Dončić is holding up a “Please send help” sign that perfectly encapsulates the season the Dallas Mavericks are experiencing. And like aAs for the fascist government, annoyed with such performances by con artists, Mark Cuban was upset about it too.
Cuban called Piece, located in Deep Ellum, “no respect,” shares an exchange with Pannek about how he presents himself as a fan. When I first saw the title and artwork, I thought maybe the Dallas owner wasn’t happy with the mural because Pannek decided to give Dončić the facial expression of an East Block kid who was struggling. endure the hardships of war.
I can see how that could be seen as annoying, but almost everything Cuba wears to American Airlines Arena is two feet from a homeless man’s outfit, so he doesn’t have much. things to stand.
Cuban replies personally
Cubes, what the hell do you think happens when you engage a fan to challenge him about his work? this is not Shark Tank, nor Mavs HQ. Your opinion means nothing, that’s enough with this sinful condescension.
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The back and forth, initiated by Pannek after he was prompted by a reporter to email the owner, was a half-hearted act. Pannek reached out his hand, voiced his peace, and offered to change the text on the mural to “Thank you Mark Cuban” if he could ask Dončić for help.
Part of Cuban’s reply read: “That’s disrespectful. But it’s your choice to do what you want. If that’s how you want to be a fan. Just give it a try.”
Pannek later tells him “Sorry you feel that way,” and says he’s not the first to criticize the organization for not surrounding Dončić with a Robin. And that he’s still cheering for the Mavs.
That’s when Cuba attacks him with a sarcastic Taoism, saying that “Not being the first to say something always justifies what you say.” Only billionaires can vent so much outrage. I mean, my god, Pannek doesn’t endorse hate speech. Even those who don’t watch Mavericks nightly know that Luka is getting the least amount of help of any superstar.
Dončić is playing football, but Dallas is just over 0.500 3 games
By the way, Pannek is right. Dallas is one of the best performing teams in the league, and every time you think they’re separating themselves from the play-in, they drop five out of seven or six out of eight (which they’ve done in three different occasions this year).
It may be due to the responsibility Dončić places on himself is a criminal act, or the supporting cast’s inability to create their own footage. It could be a combination of the two, and it’s cruel to see a guy score 34, 9 and 9 in a season that went nowhere.
He won’t win the MVP because the Mavericks won’t have the Ws or the support of the analytics geeks even though that’s the obvious reason why Dallas wins or loses. Nikola Jokic Brings Nuggets Friday seeded in 2022 and brought in his second MVP, but since Russell Westbrook used an obnoxious stat, we have to pretend that Dončić didn’t better than James Harden during his MVP season.
Mark, all the Mavericks supporters are asking for a trade – or at least a little self-awareness until then.
