Mavericks finally reveal the truth behind Luka Doncic's viral beer controversy

Ever since the Dallas Mavericks traded Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers last year, one moment that fans always point back to was the time that Michael Finley took Doncic's beer following Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals. Dallas had just punched their ticket to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2011, and Doncic was drinking a beer amidst celebrating with his father, Sasa.

After the game, a clip went viral of Finley taking the beer out of Doncic's hand. Doncic looked surprised and confused, and the internet ran with it.

Nearly two years later, we have the real story — and it has nothing to do with Finley or the Mavericks not wanting Doncic to drink beer.

Michael Finley finally reveals why he took Luka Doncic's beer

Finley joined the K&C Masterpiece on 105.3 The Fan this week, and he was asked about the beer incident. Mavericks fans now have nothing to worry about, and Finley set things straight on one of the most head-scratching moments from the end of the Luka Doncic saga in Dallas.

Finley said the social media team wanted to take a photo of Doncic and his father after the victory, but Doncic was obviously holding the beer. They didn't want to take his beer, so Finley decided to do it himself so their social team could capture that great moment of Luka and Sasa Doncic.

A few minutes later, Finley said that he gave Luka the beer back, and their celebration continued. This included popping champagne in the locker room.

How Luka Doncic's beer moment spiraled into a Mavericks controversy

After the trade went down, one of the many rumored reasons that Nico Harrison got rid of Doncic was due to some of his off-court habits, which included drinking beer. Harrison didn't believe Doncic's body would hold up in the long run, so he decided to move on by trading him for Anthony Davis.

Harrison took exception to Doncic's diet as well, and didn't think this would ever improve.

After all of these reports dropped, fans immediately thought back to the viral moment between Finley and Doncic with the beer. They thought that this was a major sign that the Mavericks didn't like Doncic drinking beer, and it was a bad look for the organization at the time.

Doncic obviously looked shocked after Finley took his beer, and this situation should've been cleared up a long time ago. He was criticized heavily for his off-court habits and diet after the trade, and this is one of the many moments that fans looked back on.

Fans thinking back to this moment believed that this was a sign of the beginning of the end, but it wasn't that at all. Finley was just trying to help Dallas' social media team get a picture of the team's superstar after one of the biggest wins in franchise history.

The conspiracy theorists can officially give up on this one.