Cowboys' Jerry Jones Says His Wife Cried After Mavs Traded Luka Doncic to Lakers

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told reporters that his wife, Gene, cried after finding out that the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Gene Jones probably wasn't the only person who cried after the Mavs traded Dončić, a five-time first-team All-NBA selection who has averaged 28.6 points, 8.6 rebounds and 8.2 assists over his seven-year career. Dončić is a franchise legend who played in Dallas for six-plus years and just led the Mavericks to a Western Conference title.

Naturally, NBA fans around the world were shocked when Dallas dealt Dončić on Feb. 1 in a massive deal that brought Anthony Davis to Dallas.

The 32-year-old Davis, a 10-time All-Star, is a tremendous player in his own right. But Dončić is a generational talent with plenty of great basketball left at 26 years old.

He just dropped 37 points in Game 1 of the Lakers' first-round playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, albeit in a 117-95 loss.

But the Lakers are in the playoffs, and the Mavericks are not after being kicked out in the play-in tournament.

After the season, Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison, who has been the face of this infamous trade and has received a tremendous amount of criticism, spoke with reporters in a postseason news conference.

"I did know that Luka was important to the fan base," Harrison said, per the Associated Press. "I didn't quite know it to what level."

The fact that Jones is even talking about the impact the trade had on his wife, let alone nearly three months after the fact, speaks volumes as well.

While Dallas is left reeling, the Lakers are looking for a championship. L.A. is facing an uphill battle after the Game 1 loss, but the Luka- and LeBron James-led squad is still alive, which is more than Dallas can say at this point.