{"id":33043,"date":"2025-03-14T07:35:23","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T07:35:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=33043"},"modified":"2025-03-14T07:35:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T07:35:23","slug":"mavericks-catch-brutal-6-word-stray-shot-from-southwest-airlines-over-luka-doncic-trade-thai123","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=33043","title":{"rendered":"Mavericks Catch Brutal 6-Word Stray Shot from Southwest Airlines Over Luka Doncic Trade -thai123"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>The\u00a0Dallas Mavericks\u00a0decision to trade\u00a0Luka Doncic\u00a0to the\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0still has fans stunned, even though the deal took place over a month ago now. The team is still taking heat for the move, and it led to Southwest Airlines shockingly roasting them on Thursday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>To provide some context, Southwest is currently facing some heat themselves after making a controversial decision earlier this week. The popular airline decided to end their &#8220;bags fly free&#8221; policy, announcing that they would\u00a0begin charging some customers for checked bags.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have tremendous opportunity to meet current and future Customer needs, attract new Customer segments we don\u2019t compete for today, and return to the levels of profitability that both we and our Shareholders expect. We will do all this while remaining focused on what\u2019s made us strong\u2014our People and the authentic, friendly, and award-winning Customer Service only they can provide,&#8221; Southwest CEO Bob Jordan said when explaining the decision.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEzNDYzNDM5MTY1NjMwMzAx\/usatsi_25635950.jpg\" alt=\"Mavericks Catch Brutal 6-Word Stray Shot from Southwest Airlines Over Luka Doncic Trade -thai123\" width=\"4733\" height=\"3156\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a9 Brad Penner-Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n<p>So how do the Mavericks and their Doncic trade tie into this? Good question. With Southwest facing so much backlash for their decision, they decided to throw Dallas even further in the fire, further criticizing them for trading away the face of their franchise with a brutal six-word shot.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not like we traded Luka&#8230;&#8221; Southwest said in a post on Instagram before further explaining their policy change.<\/p>\n<p>Since trading Doncic, the Mavericks have fallen apart, although that&#8217;s been largely due to the absurd amount of injuries they have suffered. However, they are still in position to earn a spot in the play-in tournament, as their 33-34 record is currently good for the No. 10 seed in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n<p>Despite that, Dallas is trending in the wrong direction, as they have lost six of their past seven games. They will try to get back into the win column when they face off against the\u00a0Houston Rockets\u00a0on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Dallas Mavericks\u00a0decision to trade\u00a0Luka Doncic\u00a0to the\u00a0Los Angeles Lakers\u00a0still has fans stunned, even though the deal took place over a month ago now. 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