Mavs fans have gathered outside American Airlines Arena in protest of the Luka Dončić trade and are building a shrine beneath the Dirk Nowitzki statue 💀 (📸: @Lassimak @McFarland_Shawn @JustinPistachio) pic.twitter.com/gMbeJ2S9ap

Dallas sports fans expressed their frustration outside American Airlines Center on Sunday after the Mavs' trade to the Los Angeles Lakers became official.

The is no precedent for what the Dallas Mavericks just did. Trading Luka Doncic feels like it will go down as one of the worst days in Mavericks basketball for Dallas fans, as the trajectory and future of this franchise has been forever changed with a nearly unbelievable deal.

“I believe that defense wins championships,” Mavs GM Nico Harrison told ESPN regarding his motivation to trade Luka Doncic for Anthony Davis. “I believe that getting an All-Defensive center and an All-NBA player with a defensive mindset gives us a better chance. We’re built to… https://t.co/iPfQvA4str

Around the NBA, the team’s issues with Luka Doncic’s on and off-the-court habits were known, and Mavs head coach Jason Kidd had shared the concerns with Doncic directly, as well as publicly.

The Dallas Mavericks are at the center of the most shocking trade made in NBA history. That isn't an understatement, either. Late Saturday night, the Mavericks

Finesse Fave went viral for his rant about the Dallas Mavericks trading Luka Doncic. He sat down with FOX 4's Mike Doocy and Sam Gannon to talk about the frustration of Mavs fans and his future supporting the team.

While the dust on Luka Doncic's trade is yet to settle, the player has written his farewell note for the Mavericks and its fans, and now it is the turn of the franchise to pay respect to one of its longtime servers.