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Patrick Mahomes Called out by Chiefs Teammate Over Dallas Mavericks Posts

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Michael Gallagher | Last updated May 13, 2025 7:05 AM ET

While most NBA fans were either confused or upset about the Dallas Mavericks, who had just a 1.8% chance of winning the 2025 NBA draft lottery, landing the No. 1 overall pick and the right to draft Duke freshman sensation Cooper Flagg, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes wasn’t among them.

Mahomes, a lifelong Mavericks fan who grew up just an hour-and-a-half outside of Dallas and played college football at nearby Texas Tech, which is just a few short hours away from the American Airlines Center, was notably disappointed when his hometown team traded away superstar Luka Doncic back at the beginning of February.

“I've watched Luka since he was 18 years old,” Mahomes said at the time. “I remember going to a practice and it was Dirk [Nowitzki] and Luka, and seeing his maturation and how great of a basketball player he's become, it's been fun to watch. As a Dallas fan, it hurts me.”

So after the season the Mavericks just endured—losing a significant number of fans in the aftermath of the Doncic trade, followed by a season-ending injury to Kyrie Irving and an early postseason ousting in the NBA play-in tournament—Mahomes will take any kind of win he can get.

Moments after the NBA announced the Mavericks had won the No. 1 overall pick, the 29-year-old two-time NFL MVP took to X to celebrate presumably landing Flagg, the prize of the 2025 draft class.

“OMGGGGG!! Let’s goo!!!!!” Mahomes wrote, followed by a second post that read “GOOO @dallasmavs.”

GOOO @dallasmavs https://t.co/OuopQREADm
— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) May 12, 2025

Mahomes’ celebration didn’t last long—18 minutes, to be exact—before one of his teammates tried to rain on his parade.

“Pat you know this was rigged right ? @PatrickMahomes,” defensive end Charles Omenihu responded.

While Omenihu was likely just having a laugh at Mahomes’ expense, some fans in the comment section actually agreed that they believed the NBA rigged the draft lottery in Dallas’ favor.

pic.twitter.com/6hNhmgRbpK
— Cub (@cub527) May 13, 2025

“Charles you are spot on here!” one fan commented.

“Charles ain’t wrong,” a second fan agreed.

“[Expletive] yeah let Pat know Charles!” another fan responded.

“Yep rigged lol ,” one user stated.

“,” another user replied.

Even if Omenihu’s wild accusation was true, Mahomes would still likely be unbothered by his teammate’s rebuttal given the prize is an 18-year-old superstar-in-the-making.

Flagg was a consensus first-team All-American who won seemingly every major college award including National College Player of the Year, ACC Player of the Year, ACC Rookie of the Year, and several others.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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