April 1, 2026, 9:42 a.m. ET
The Dallas Mavericks are having a rough year, to say the least. As of publishing this, they’re 24-52 and continue to see the Luka Doncic trade backfire so very very badly.
But: Did the franchise actually fire head coach Jason Kidd on Wednesday, as one viral tweet claimed on the same day that some people wondered if Carmelo Anthony was coming out of retirement to rejoin the Los Angeles Lakers?
The answer is: Look at your calendar. It’s April 1. Seems like @Mavs_FFL with its 181,000 followers on X (formerly Twitter) pulled an April Fools Day joke. As you’ll see from the replies, some folks got got.
As you were.