Even if Cuban’s no longer calling the shots — or hearing about them ahead of time — the Mavs remain close to his heart.

In FanDuels’ Run It Back NBA show, Chandler Parsons — a former Mavericks player — revealed that he texted Cuban about the trade. And Cuban’s reaction was so appropriate. Chandler Parsons texted Mark Cuban about the trade:

Five years after saying he would rather get divorced from his wife than trade Luka Dončić from the Dallas Mavericks, Mark Cuban had to watch the franchise