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The Dallas Mavericks were knocked out in the first round of the playoffs by the LA Clippers. They lost Game 7 on June 6. Nobody expected the next two weeks to provide so much chaos. Donnie Nelson departed after 24 years with the team. One day later, Rick Carlisle resigned after 13 years as head coach. It all came on the heels of The Athletic reporting there was a ton of turmoil in the Mavs front office (subscription required).