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To ensure Davis stayed in a positive mental state during the time of turmoil for the franchise, Mavericks coach Jason Kidd encouraged him to simply stay focused on getting healthy.

It became a major franchise for the platform, a chance to build a universe around its central characters and create its own version of “Star Wars.”

Reports say it would involve six to eight men's teams and four women's teams in a franchise league.

The 2022 sequel, “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,” with its posh “White Lotus”-style luxury getaway, was at least as entertaining, and Netflix appeared to have a long-running franchise on its hands.

Sunny Bonnell, a brand expert who is the chief executive of the Motto agency, said the show is “one of the few franchises that can still influence culture at scale.”