Look throughout sports history. Usually, when an athlete or his/her organization sours on the other side publicly, it’s the beginning of the end. It’s not always the case, but think of some recent examples.
The moment Kristaps Porzingis decided to make his anger known, by skipping the now-infamous exit meeting with Phil Jackson, he and the New York Knicks never recovered. The two sides could never mend fences and he now plays in Dallas with the Mavericks.
Odell Beckham Jr. signed a longterm deal with the New York Giants and all looked wonderful on the blue side of town.