Southwest Airlines' latest social post to try and deflect from backlash over ending its free checked bag policy has created quite the social media buzz.

The airline continues to contend with backlash after revealing plans to apply a checked bag fee. But the carrier briefly deflected the fallout to the Mavericks.

Southwest Airlines took to social media with its own joke after changing the beloved free two-bag policy for certain travelers after its recent decision was criticized online. Although the airline captioned its Instagram post with "new policies;