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NBA Commissioner Adam Silver was exposed to more than just the typical boos fans expect to hear during the draft evening.
High Jeers from fans filled the Barclays Center in New York when Silver was welcomed to the stage, but an annoying fan was very clear to let the commissioner know how they felt about the draft lottery last month when Dallas Mavericks was astonishingly assigned the first overall choice.
NBA Commissioner Adam Silver announces the start of the first round of NBA Basketball Draft Wednesday, June 25, 2025 in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
“Dallas was rigged,” the tab shouted. The remark was clearly caught on the ESPN broadcast of the draft.
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Silver, either ignorant or interested in Heckle, continued without answers.
The remark highlights the shock of last month’s draft lottery when Mavericks was awarded the first overall choice they surprisingly used to choose Duke Star Cooper Flagg Wednesday night. Dallas had only 1.8% chance of securing # 1 overall election-the 11th best odds of winning the lottery.
Duke -tip Cooper Flagg celebrates after scoring against Houston during the second half of the national semi -final at Final Four of NCAA College Basketball Tournament on Saturday, April 5, 2025 in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
Mavericks Select Cooper Flagg with top choice in 2025 NBA draft after controversial lottery
News about Mavs’ victory quickly triggered rigging on rigging among fans as it followed the shock of the team that acted away from the franchise star Luka Doncic to Los Angeles Lakers Just months earlier.
“You are talking about goosebumps that came from my skin and also what our organization can do with this whole thing,” said Maverick’s great and inclusive ambassador Rolando Blackman about the lottery at that time via Team website. “What it means is that Mavericks can live again.”
Cooper Flagg, right, shaking his hands with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after being selected first assembled by Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the NBA Basketball Draft on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 in New York. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Blackman’s hopes are materialized on Wednesday night when Silver announced the Name of Flagg.
He goes into the pros after having average 19.2 points and 7.5 rebounds last season while he was leading Duke to Final Four.
