Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes Is ‘Sick’ Over Latest Non-Football News
As Kansas City Chiefs fans know by now, superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes II is a massive Dallas Mavericks fan. He’s also a huge fan of former Mavs superstar Luka Doncic, who was just traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in a shocking turn of events according to NBA insider Shams Charania.
The X community had some fun at Mahomes’ expense on February 2, which was the morning after the Doncic news. The Chiefs QB dropped a series of posts on X both following the trade reveal and later the next morning — as fans and users spammed his mentions.
“Wait what?” Mahomes first reacted, before adding: “I’m sick [right now]….”
Later the next morning, Mahomes tried to be more optimistic, voicing: “Kyrie [Irving] and AD [Anthony Davis] going to be nice tho!”
Then finally, just after 10 a.m. (EST) on February 2, Mahomes replied to the Chiefs X account after they posted a pre-recorded Q&A with their quarterback. In it, Mahomes told fans that his favorite NBA player was Doncic — so the timing wasn’t great.
“Yall gotta chill….” Mahomes joked in response. To which the Chiefs wrote back: “Never scheduling a post again 😅.”
Clearly, this wound will take some time to heal.
Super Bowl Week Is off to a Rough Start for Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes
Mahomes always does a tremendous job of separating his personal emotions and life outside of football from the game, and what he’s paid to do on the field. So, don’t expect this Mavericks news to impact him during the Super Bowl.
Having said that, it’s still a rough start to the week for the KC legend.
Mahomes has not been the average NFL fan’s favorite person of late. From conspiracy theories about the NFL being “rigged” to calls to “boycott” the Super Bowl, the Chiefs QB has borne the brunt of the recent anti-Kansas City movement.
Mahomes was asked about his transition into more of a “villain” role in the modern-day NFL on January 30.
“I try not to listen to it too much,” Mahomes said in response. “I think more than anything I just try to embrace who we have in this locker room and the personalities, and how we enjoy playing football.”
“And I believe if we play football the right way and we compete and go out there and play our best football, then I’ll always have my guys’ backs,” the two-time NFL MVP went on. “We got a lot of good dudes in this locker room, and all we’re going to do is compete and try to win football games.”
With media week looming, expect plenty of questions about the Chiefs and the referees as we get closer and closer to the big game. As for Mahomes, let’s just hope he doesn’t receive any more bad news as he preps for the Philadelphia Eagles!
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes Wants to Play in as Many Super Bowls as He Can Throughout NFL Career
During the same January 30 press conference, Mahomes talked about the idea of training to win the next Super Bowl — even after you just won one.
“When you’re on that stage and you’re celebrating, you start thinking about the [teammates] that are coming back, you think about how young that football team was last year, and you knew we had a chance to be in this position [again],” he told reporters.
Continuing: “Even though you’re winning and you’re enjoying that moment, you enjoy it but at the same time you have a bigger picture of your entire career, and I want to have as many chances as I can to be in the Super Bowl.”
Earlier, Mahomes attributed this mentality to wanting to “leave a legacy” on the game forever, but he also noted that the Chiefs are just focused on “accomplishing their goal” for the 2024-25 campaign.
When asked about different athletes who have achieved a “three-peat” in other sports, the KC signal-caller stressed that the thing he admires about every all-time great athlete is that they all did “whatever it takes to win.”
“That’s what you have to be in order to have success in professional sports,” Mahomes added. “A competitor — someone that’s going to put in the work every single week. Watching [various sports legends] and listening to the things they talk about, that’s helped shape my career on how [hard] I have to work.”
