After a report on the workplace culture inside the Dallas Mavericks resulted in two firings and an internal investigation, some were wondering how much, if anything, owner Mark Cuban knew about what had transpired.

At the time, he claimed he had no knowledge of any sexual misconduct or harassment from his former CEO, Terdema Ussery, had allegedly committed. Those around the NBA were skeptical, however, because of the hands-on nature with which Cuban runs not only the Mavericks, but all of his businesses.

Unfortunately for him, there was some news that came recently that stated Cuban was investigated in 2011 for sexual assault. He has recently come out denying that report, per USA Today relaying an Associated Press story.

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is denying a 2011 allegation of sexual assault after a weekly alternative newspaper in Oregon published details of a case that prosecutors didn't pursue, saying they didn't believe there was evidence to support the claim. The woman claimed Cuban reached inside her pants and penetrated her vagina with his finger while they were taking a picture in a Portland nightclub. In an email to the Associated Press on Tuesday, Cuban wrote, “It didn't happen.”

That does not sound good, to say the least. Cuban saying it didn't happen combined with there not being any evidence to support the claim helps matters for Cuban, but it still leaves a sour taste in the mouths of those who thought of him as an upstanding, professional man.

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Of course, it was an only an allegation, not a conviction. But after the Mavericks hired an interim CEO and vowed to address the workplace culture within their own organization, it's more bad press that Cuban and the Mavericks have to deal with.

In the immediate aftermath of the first bombshell report, published by Sports Illustrated, there were some conversations in the media about whether or not Cuban should be forced to sell the team. Those conversations were non-starters for the most part, but they may resurface after this new allegation.