Round 9: Tossup 7
To protest this event, Don Nelson conspicuously wore a pair of Nike shoes while accepting an award. Three men angry over this event carried a light blue coffin to a mock funeral in Victory Park. In his first game after this event, a player involved shouted to the crowd “I’m here!” before injuring his left abductor. Theories claiming this event intentionally caused harm connected it to the Adelson-Dumont family buying land in Las Vegas. Shams Charania’s midnight announcement of this event assured readers “yes, this is real” before listing names like Max Christie. Nico Harrison claimed “defense wins championships” to justify this event less than a year after a central player had led the Mavericks to the NBA Finals. For 10 points, name this event that shockingly sent a Slovenian point guard to the Los Angeles Lakers. ■END■
ANSWER: the Luka Dončić trade to the Lakers [accept the Luka Dončić–Anthony Davis trade; accept the Luka trade to Los Angeles; accept the trade of Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers; accept the trade of Anthony Davis to Dallas; accept the trade of Anthony Davis to the Mavericks until “Mavericks” is read; prompt on the Anthony Davis trade]
<EC, Pop Culture> | Packet K - UCF A, Notre Dame B, Durham A, Michigan State A, Swarthmore A, Cambridge B
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