Issues have develop into fairly tense between two reporters surrounding distinction in opinions and information on the Nico Harrison loss of life threats.
On the weekend, ESPN’s Tim MacMahon reported that the Dallas GM Harrison had acquired threats on his life from pissed off followers after he traded away the face of the franchise Luka Doncic and just about mentioned he wasn’t tradition match for the workforce.
However on Saturday earlier than the Mavs’ first residence recreation for the reason that Luka commerce, impartial Mavericks reporter Grant Afseth disputed MacMahon’s report after talking with the cops.
“Dallas Police Division’s Public Info Officer tells me, ‘There are not any identified threats right now,’ directed at Mavericks GM Nico Harrison,” Afseth wrote on X. “This comes regardless of ESPN’s report yesterday on added safety measures resulting from ‘loss of life threats’ forward of Saturday’s recreation vs. Rockets.”
MacMahon didn’t recognize this and even seemingly referred to as Afseth a ‘wannabe journalist’ on The Hoop Collective podcast.
“Let me simply double down on that reporting,” he mentioned on Monday. “As a result of I’ve been ripped as a result of Dallas Police Division advised some wannabe journalist that ‘There’s no identified threats to us.’ Uh, people, the Mavericks have safety that’s actually been on the highest stage of American legislation enforcement. The threats didn’t elevate themselves to the extent the place they felt like they wanted to be reported to police. However I assure you, and I’ve heard from a number of sources, that he’s acquired loss of life threats.”
Afseth noticed the commenst and responded by calling out MacMahon by identify.
“Tim MacMahon: ‘The threats didn’t elevate themselves to the extent that they wanted to be reported to the police,’” Afseth wrote on X. “That’s what ‘some wannabe reporter’ reported the primary time. I don’t assume it’s honest to provide a fanbase or town of Dallas an undeserving repute on international TV.”
Can’t await the reporters’ subsequent duel.
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