A wave of silence typically covers American Airlines Center when a Dallas Mavericks player steps to the free-throw line. That wasn’t the case on several occasions Sunday afternoon during the Mavericks’ 130-125 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.

P.J. Washington defended embattled general manager Nico Harrison during the Mavericks‘ Sunday afternoon game against Philadelphia and called for an end to "Fire Nico" chants after the game.

It's been a tough stretch for the Mavericks, and it's resulted in their general manager Nico Harrison taking a beating for sending Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers back in February. Washington has heard the complaints about the deal, but he revealed he's sick of it and wants everyone to move on from the trade.

Once slated as one of the NBA's premier matchups, Mavericks-76ers had a completely different feel Sunday. Both teams dressed a combined 18 players.

After a seven-game absence due to injury, Mavericks forward P.J. Washington shook off the rust and locked in, scoring 20 points in the first half of the game against the Philadelphia 76ers, including a white-hot first quarter where he scored 14 points on 5-for-6 from the field and 4-for-4 from the free-throw line.