Mavericks reporters feuding over alleged Nico Harrison death threats
NY Post
A pair of Mavericks reporters are beefing over differing perspectives on the alleged death threats received by Dallas general manager Nico Harrison.
Over the weekend, ESPN’s Tim MacMahon reported that Harrison had received threats on his life from angry Mavericks fans after he dealt superstar Luka Doncic to the Lakers in a shocking blockbuster trade earlier this month.
On Saturday, before Dallas’ first home game since the trade, independent Mavericks reporter Grant Afseth seemed to dispute MacMahon’s report after speaking with the local police department.
“Dallas Police Department’s Public Information Officer tells me, ‘There are no known threats at this time,’ directed at Mavericks GM Nico Harrison,” Afseth wrote on X. “This comes despite ESPN’s report yesterday on added security measures due to ‘death threats’ ahead of Saturday’s game vs. Rockets.”
MacMahon, apparently, took exception to this, ripping Afseth by calling him a “wannabe journalist” on “The Hoop Collective” podcast.
“Let me just double down on that reporting,” he said on Monday. “Because I’ve been ripped because Dallas Police Department told some wannabe journalist that ‘There’s no known threats to us.’ Uh, folks, the Mavericks have security that’s literally been at the highest level of American law enforcement. The threats did not raise themselves to the level where they felt like they needed to be reported to police. But I guarantee you, and I’ve heard from multiple sources, that he’s received death threats.”
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