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Luka Doncic says 'it was tough for me' to see Donnie Nelson's exit from Dallas Mavericks

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic expressed disappointment with the departure of Donnie Nelson, the team's longtime president of basketball operations.

The Mavs announced Wednesday that Nelson and the Mavericks "mutually agreed to part ways," but sources told ESPN that owner Mark Cuban fired Nelson on Sunday.

"It was kind of tough to me," Doncic said during a Thursday media availability for the Slovenian national team. "I really like Donnie. I know him since I was a kid and he was the one that drafted me. It was tough for me seeing that, but I'm not the one making decisions there.