Things have become quite tense between two reporters surrounding difference in opinions and facts on the Nico Harrison death threats.
On the weekend, ESPN’s Tim MacMahon reported that the Dallas GM Harrison had received threats on his life from pissed off fans after he traded away the face of the franchise Luka Doncic and pretty much said he wasn’t a good culture fit for the team.
But on Saturday before the Mavs’ first home game since the Luka trade, independent Mavericks reporter Grant Afseth disputed MacMahon’s report after speaking with the cops.
“Dallas Police Department’s Public Information Officer tells me, ‘There are no known threats at this time,’ directed at Mavericks GM Nico Harrison,” Afseth wrote on X. “This comes despite ESPN’s report yesterday on added security measures due to ‘death threats’ ahead of Saturday’s game vs. Rockets.”
MacMahon didn’t appreciate this and even seemingly called Afseth a ‘wannabe journalist’ on The Hoop Collective podcast.
“Let me just double down on that reporting,” he said on Monday. “Because I’ve been ripped because Dallas Police Department told some wannabe journalist that ‘There’s no known threats to us.’ Uh, folks, the Mavericks have security that’s literally been at the highest level of American law enforcement. The threats did not raise themselves to the level where they felt like they needed to be reported to police. But I guarantee you, and I’ve heard from multiple sources, that he’s received death threats.”
Afseth saw the commenst and responded by calling out MacMahon by name.
“Tim MacMahon: ‘The threats did not raise themselves to the level that they needed to be reported to the police,’” Afseth wrote on X. “That’s what ‘some wannabe reporter’ reported the first time. I don’t think it’s fair to give a fanbase or the city of Dallas an undeserving reputation on global TV.”
Can’t wait for the reporters’ next duel.
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