Overview
- The Dallas Morning News reported, citing an email, that the team asked the ad be moved farther from American Airlines Center.
- Arash Markazi and other outlets said team leadership felt the placement was too close to the arena.
- The billboard promoted Dončić’s Overwatch 2 Season 18 campaign and was one of several placements nationwide.
- Separate social-media claims that the Mavericks are banning Gatorade from facilities remain unverified by major news outlets.
- Dončić was traded to the Lakers in February and signed a three-year, $165 million extension this summer as Dallas continues to face fan blowback over the move.