The biggest story in Dallas sports so far in 2025 has been the shocking trade that sent Luka Doncic from the Mavericks to the Lakers. Even with the Mavs season ending in the Play-In Tournament and the Dallas Cowboys getting set for the NFL Draft, the continued fallout from the Luka trade remains the top story in the metroplex.
In case we needed further proof of that fact, Dallas owner Jerry Jones got asked about the Dončić trade and his reaction to it during the Cowboys’ pre-Draft presser and didn’t try to just brush it aside to keep focus on the ‘Boys. Jones made clear that he has enough going on running the Cowboys, but noted that he and his wife, Gene, are big Mavs fans and considered Dončić a
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said his wife cried when Mavericks traded away Luka Dončić: ‘A personal friend’
