DALLAS -- The Mavericks' 13-point lead had been sliced to one when the home crowd broke into the first "Fire Nico!" chants amid a surreal Monday night at the American Airlines Center.
The fans' calls for embattled general manager Nico Harrison's termination occurred on multiple occasions throughout the fourth quarter, overshadowing No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg's career-high 26-point performance and the Milwaukee Bucks' 116-114 comeback win that dropped Dallas to 3-8.
The chant, which has been heard frequently at Mavs home games since the controversial Luka Doncic trade in February, first echoed throughout the arena during Dallas forward P.