The governor of the Dallas Mavericks sent a message to employees before the team’s home game vs. the Houston Rockets on Saturday. Patrick Dumont hasn’t received quite the ire from fans that general manager Nico Harrison has, but the entire Mavs brass is certainly aware of the fan reaction.

Dallas Mavericks’ governor Patrick Dumont might have just vaulted himself to the top spot among the list of DFW sports villains after what he said about Luka Doncic in an exclusive interview with the Dallas Morning News.

After the Luka Doncic-for-Anthony Davis trade, Mavericks fans expressed strong dissatisfaction with the move. However, Patrick Dumont addressed the controversy head-on, delivering firm statements about the shift in the team's sporting project and defending the decision.

The Las Vegas Sands COO said he’s ‘unwavering’ on the need to have hard-working players who fit Dallas' culture.

The Dallas Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont slammed rumors that the team would be moving to Las Vegas down the line.

Get insights from the Dallas Mavericks' governor on the Luka Doncic trade and the rationale behind the shocking move.

Mavs owner Patrick Dumont acknowledged fans' frustration with the decision to trade Luka Doncic while making clear there are no plans to move the team.

For 13 months, other than within high-level Mavericks meetings, few in Dallas have heard this side of Patrick Dumont. Dumont’s comments in an interview with The Dallas Morning News are his first since the Mavericks eight days ago shocked the basketball world by sending Luka Doncic,

Mavericks owner and governor Patrick Dumont has spoken publicly for the first time since the ground-shaking trade of superstar Luka Dončić to the rival Los Angeles Lakers in an interview with the Dallas Morning News.