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.

The past few months for the Dallas Mavericks and their fans have been a nightmare, as the team traded away Luka Doncic, one of the brightest young stars in the league, to the Los Angeles Lakers and then had Kyrie Irving go down with a season-ending knee injury.