Shumita Basu

The man responsible for what many consider the worst trade in NBA history is out of a job.

Nico Harrison was dismissed as general manager of the Dallas Mavericks Monday.

If you remember, in February, Harrison traded Slovenian superstar Luka Doncic from Dallas to the Los Angeles Lakers.

Doncic, a perennial All-Star and by many accounts a leading MVP candidate this year, is thriving in Los Angeles, while the Mavs sit near the bottom of the Western Conference.

Chants of Fire Nico were consistently heard at home games by angry fans during the team's 3-8 start.

For some perspective, the Wall Street Journal notes the Doncic trade was seen as a mistake akin to the Red Sox trading Babe Ruth to the Yankees in 1920.

And sports fans know how that turned out.

And one of public television's late icons is pitching in to support the industry.

Three paintings by beloved PBS artist Bob Ross were auctioned off Tuesday for more than $500,000.

The pieces were once featured on Ross's show, The Joy of Painting.

Cuts by the Trump administration have left the public media landscape reeling.

and forced the closure of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Ross's estate said in a statement, the sales of these paintings will ensure the painter's legacy continues to support the very medium that brought joy and creativity into American homes for decades.

Proceeds are going to American public television and to PBS stations across the country.

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