Mark Cuban is one of the wealthiest individuals in the world. With a personal net worth of $3.7 billion, Cuban is also the owner of the Dallas Mavericks. Even before he acquired the Mavericks, Cuban made millions with numerous business decisions.

A lifelong sports fan, Cuban has been hands-on and involved with the Mavericks, making many of their franchise decisions and bonding with their players. Apparently, Cuban has bonded with his team too much, and has been fined $600,00 for tampering by the NBA. However, the fine is definitely minuscule to his net worth and yearly earnings. In fact, the fine is actually equivalent to $28 to a typical American.

On a recent podcast with Julius Erving, Cuban blatantly mentioned that he told the Mavericks to lose for the rest of the season.

“I'm probably not supposed to say this, but, like, I just had dinner with a bunch of our guys the other night, and here we are, you know, we weren't competing for the playoffs. I was like, ‘Look, losing is our best option,'” Cuban said on the podcast. “Adam [Silver] would hate hearing that, but I at least sat down and I explained it to them. And I explained what our plans were going to be this summer, that we're not going to tank again. This was, like, a year-and-a-half tanking, and that was too brutal for me. But being transparent, I think that's the key to being kind of a players owner and having stability.”

A fine like this is nothing for Cuban, but the NBA has made it known that they will be tough on owners and team executives. If Cuban gets caught again, the NBA might hit him where it hurts.