THE DALLAS MAVERICKS AND COOPER FLAGG ARE OFF TO A BRUTAL 3-7 START TO THE SEASON AS OF TODAY (NOVEMBER 10, 2025) AND THE "FIRE NICO" CHANTS STARTED AS EARLY AS 4 DAYS INTO THE 2025-2026 NBA SEASON ON OCTOBER 24, 2025, WHEN THEY LOST TO WHO EVERYBODY THINKS IS THE WORST NBA TEAM THIS SEASON THE WIZARDS 117-107. COOPER FLAGG IS MIDLY STRUGGLING IN HIS ROOKIE YEAR WITH THE MAVERICKS AVERAGING ONLY 13.9 PPG, 6.6 REB, AND 3.0 AST THROUGH HIS FIRST 10 GAMES. THE MAVERICKS ARE SECOND-TO-LAST IN THE WESTERN CONFERENCE AND NICO HARRISON IS ON THE HOT SEAT.
DURING MONDAY'S EPISODE OF THE HOOP COLLECTIVE (43:35 MARK), ESPN'S TIM MACMAHON PREDICTED THAT HARRISON COULD BE FIRED WITHIN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
"THERE'S A WHOLE LOT OF THINGS THAT AIN'T GOOD WITH THE MAVERICKS. AND HEY, AT THIS POINT, I BELIEVE IT IS A MATTER OF WHEN, NOT IF, NICO HARRISON WILL BE FIRED," MACMAHON SAID. "THERE IS A VERY, VERY STRONG LIKELIHOOD THAT IT WILL BE MID-SEASON."
THE MAVERICKS HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE MOST DISSAPOINTING TEAMS THIS YEAR AND COOPER FLAGG IS STRUGGLING TO LIVE UP TO THE HYPE, ALONG WITH THEIR VETERANS ARE UNDERPERFORMING AS WELL. ANTHONY DAVIS HAS MISSED 5 GAMES DUE TO A CALF INJURY, KYRIE IRVING IS RECOVERING FROM A TORN ACL, AND KLAY THOMPSON WAS MOVED TO THE BENCH DUE TO HIS POOR PLAY.
HERE IS THE THE ARTICLE ON NICO HARRISON'S FIRING TIMELINE:
"FIRE NICO" CHANTS AFTER 117-107 LOSS TO THE WIZARDS:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/EraRDj7HxnQ