The Mavericks minority owner had a simple but generic response to Doncic being traded to the Lakers over the weekend.

Even if Cuban’s no longer calling the shots — or hearing about them ahead of time — the Mavs remain close to his heart.

For starters, it wasn’t Cuban. While he’s still a minority owner in the team, Cuban — who once said he’d sooner divorce his wife than let Doncic go to another NBA franchise