In this case, it was Houston Rockets governor Tilman Fertitta trolling the Dallas Mavericks for the "dumbass" decision to deal their superstar point guard to the Los Angeles Lakers during a recent visit to the White House. The comment came when Fertitta was speaking to the Houston Cougars men's basketball team as their championship celebration.

What did NBA players really think of the trade? We asked over 150 of them. “I don't even know if 2K would've allowed that,” one quipped.

The Los Angeles Lakers traded for Charlotte Hornets center Mark Williams at the February trade deadline after Luka Doncic told Rob Pelinka the type of big man he likes to play with. However, the Lakers-Hornets trade was rescinded after Williams failed his physical with Los Angeles.