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Even if you’re not a big MMA fan, you’ve probably come across the name of Colby Covington. He’s the UFC fighter that was recently on an all-out hate campaign aimed at Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James. This time around, the outspoken former UFC Welterweight Champion has taken aim at the Dallas Mavericks’ Mark Cuban […]

The NBA has officially mandated the national anthem be played before the opening tip of all games now that fans are returning to arenas. NBA Chief Communications Officer Mike Bass said Wednesday teams will abide what has been league policy for quite some time: “With NBA teams now in the process of welcoming fans back […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban made the decision to not play the United States national anthem at Mavs home games this season, becoming the first known instance of a professional team doing away with the anthem before games. The controversial decision has naturally drawn some backlash, and now Cuban is trying to do damage control: […]

The Dallas Mavericks haven’t played the United States national anthem before the start of their home games this season, per the direction of owner Mark Cuban. According to ESPN, the Mavs don’t have any plans to go back to the pregame tradition anytime soon. Cuban’s Mavs squad is the first known North American professional sports […]

ESPN reporter Zach Lowe recently took a shot at Luka Doncic on his podcast “The Lowe Post” and called Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic “one of the biggest whiners in the league.” Mavs owner Mark Cuban didn’t particularly like the NBA writer’s eye-raising claim. Asked to give his thoughts while appearing on VICE TV’s “Cari […]

GameStop ($GME) stock prices are falling steadily, Bloomberg reports. It was fun while it lasted, but it’s finally time to pull out. GAMESTOP STOCK PRICE IS CRASHING, AND IT’S TIME TO MOVE ON The story of middle-class gamers sticking it up on the big man on Wall Street was an amusing and somewhat inspirational one. […]

Is the 11-year-old son of Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban a bona fide Redditor? Cuban said his son made trades in AMC and BlackBerry with the Reddit forum r/WallStreetBets after the subthread worked together to invest in shares of GameStop, AMC Entertainment and BlackBerry. The business mogul and Shark Tank figure said his son, Jake, found out […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is exploring avenues for playing exhibitions overseas in future seasons, and in so doing plans to pay homage to Mavs star Luka Doncic’s trajectory. Cuban told Marc Stein of the New York Times he has spoken with league officials regarding the potential of setting up exhibitions with Doncic’s former Euroleague club, Real […]

Mark Cuban knows that Luka Doncic did not come into the 2020-2021 NBA season in the best of shape. Doncic has been called out for his poor fitness throughout the beginning of the season with the Dallas Mavericks. One can not expect an unfit player to lead a team with title-contending potential in a competitive […]

When asked to compare Dallas Mavericks star guard Luka Doncic to Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, Mavs owner Mark Cuban had a simple answer: you can’t. In an interview on First Take, Cuban highlighted areas of the game and mindset that differentiate the two players. Mark Cuban says LeBron and Luka "are not really […]

Turns out, Paul Pierce was almost a member of the Dallas Mavericks. During an appearance on “Heavy Live with Scoop B Show” Mavericks owner Mark Cuban revealed that his team almost had a three-team deal in place to acquire the Boston Celtics star in 2013, only for the third team, the Atlanta Hawks, to back […]

For all the concern over how the coronavirus will impact the start of the NBA season, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban sounded highly optimistic that the forthcoming vaccine will ensure the league’s final months will proceed uninhibited–with fans in attendance. Appearing on the SiriusXM NBA Radio show with Frank Isola and Brian Scalabrine, the Mavs […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban told 96.7 The Ticket he expects to lose more than $100 million before the NBA gets back to normal. It’s still unknown if the Mavs will have fans in their arena when the NBA starts in a couple of weeks, but with the expected limited capacity and the threat of […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is pretty pumped that Luka Doncic and the Mavs will take on LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas. The NBA only puts the best players and teams on the Christmas schedule. Doncic, who has taken the league by storm, will get to face one of the players […]

Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic’s game has already received tons of comparisons with several all-time greats. But as far as Mavs owner Mark Cuban is concerned, the Slovenian sensation is the second coming of Los Angeles Lakers icon, Earvin “Magic” Johnson. In an appearance on the Danger Show with Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson, the […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban continues to give support for former Mavs player Delonte West. The 37-year-old previously went viral on social media after photos of him being homeless on the streets surfaced. Cuban recently made sure West would get some much-needed help, and the Mavs owner continues to give updates on his condition. On […]

Dallas Mavericks owener Mark Cuban has been on record admitting his regret for allowing Steve Nash walk away from the Mavs in free agency in 2004. Nash made two All-Star games in six seasons in Dallas and developed a tight bond with Dirk Nowitzki, on and off the court. The NBA icon was looking to […]

Outspoken Dallas Mavericks team owner Mark Cuban recently sounded off on the low ratings of the 2020 NBA Finals in a podcast interview with Megyn Kelly. LeBron James and his Los Angeles Lakers battled and eventually defeated an unexpected opponent in the Miami Heat for the 2020 NBA title. In turn, the Mavs owner has […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban recently made an appearance on The Megyn Kelly Show, where the billionaire was forced to defend his stance on China. Not just the Mavs owner’s stance, though, the NBA-China relationship as a whole. Throughout the interview, Cuban condemned the human rights violations in the nation, but also later on admitted […]

Former NBA player Delonte West seems to be making a decent amount of progress in his recovery after recently checking into a rehab facility. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban took to Twitter with a photo of the former Mavs guard riding a horse. Check it out: Ladies & Gentlemen, I present to you, Delonte West […]

The Los Angeles Lakers find themselves just one game away from wrapping up their NBA Finals showdown with the Miami Heat. The stellar play of star forward LeBron James has brought up comparisons to back when he was playing in a Heat uniform. The 35-year-old has clearly showed no signs of slowing down since his […]

To say that Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban regrets letting Steve Nash walk away from the Mavs back in 2004 would be a complete understatement. So much so, that the billionaire still has one specific calendar note from nearly two decades ago that he’s refused to remove since that fateful day. Cuban recently opened up […]

The 2020 NBA Finals have not drawn great ratings through the first three games, and Republican Senator Ted Cruz has taken notice. Cruz has also drawn the ire of Mavs owner Mark Cuban. The two sparred on Twitter after Cruz took a shot at the NBA and said “this is the first time in years […]

A new development has just been reported in the distressing narrative that is Delonte West’s life. After Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban recently picked up West from a gas station, the former Mavs point guard has reportedly now checked into a rehabilitation facility. This report comes straight from Shams Charania of The Athletic: A Delonte […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban picked up former NBA guard Delonte West at a Texas gas station on Monday, per TMZ. West, who played for the Mavs in 2011-12, was recently holding a sign on a street in Dallas looking for money and food. Once the picture circulated and got to Cuban, the Mavs boss […]

Despite the Dallas Mavericks’ early exit at the hands of the Los Angeles Clippers, Mavs owner Mark Cuban is proud of what the players have achieved both on and off the court. On the court, Cuban believes that his team did incredible things. While the Clippers were the favorites to win the series, the Rick […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is proud that the NBA is on the right side of history in the wake of the tragic Jacob Blake shooting. The Mavs boss is also confident no one is going to remember any of Donald Trump’s deranged tweets in 25 years when they look back on 2020. In 25 […]

The Dallas Mavericks are “appalled” that Sports Illustrated published a story detailing sexual abuse allegations without the team receiving “all of the purported evidence,” according to Marc Stein of The New York Times. “It is concerning that Sports Illustrated published this piece with several facts having been omitted, mischaracterized and reported inaccurately. SI knows that […]

It has only been two years since the Dallas Mavericks faced a #MeToo candal, but the NBA franchise could have more issues on its hands. According to Jessica Luther and Jon Wertheim of Sports Illustrated, a woman claims there has been no justice after her allegation of sexual assault against a Mavs executive went unpunished. […]

Football Hall of Famer and former Dallas Cowboys star Herschel Walker and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban had some disagreements over the “Black Lives Matter” movement in professional sports. In a recent appearance on the Fox News special “The Fight For America,” Walker — a known Donald Trump supporter — shared his doubts about the […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was recently involved in a rather heated exchange with United States Senator Ted Cruz on the issue of players kneeling during the singing of the national anthem as a sign of protest. Cuban double downed on his earlier statement criticizing the “national anthem police,” as he also had a special […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has spent his Monday going at it with United States Senator Ted Cruz on Twitter. Following an exchange between Cuban and Dallas radio host Mark Davis over players kneeling during the national anthem, Texas senator Ted Cruz had an indirect response to the Mavs owner: Really??!? NBA is telling everyone […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban fired back at talk radio host Mark Davis and called out the “National Anthem Police” in a series of tweets on Sunday night. Davis, who has a radio show on KSKY 610 AM, vows to be “OUT” if any Mavs players kneel for the anthem, despite his excitement for the […]

Dan Snyder, the owner of the Washington NFL football team is dealing with an onslaught of criticism stemming from recent sexual harassment allegations that happened under his nose in recent years. Mark Cuban knows a thing or two about sexual harassment debacles, as the Dallas Mavericks owner faced some serious allegations in 2018 that prompted […]

NBA legend Steve Nash has completely roasted former Dallas Mavericks teammate Dirk Nowitzki for the latter’s look during a hiking trip. Nash posted a photo of Nowitzki via Twitter, comparing Dirk to “The Lord of the Rings” character Gandalf the Grey. One look at the side-by-side photo, and you’ll get exactly what Nash is getting […]

The NBA employs hundreds of players and coaches each season and the league certainly had its fair share of unique characters over the years. While fans mostly tune in on the intense basketball action, others are enamored by the larger than life personas of some of the NBA’s biggest names. Some enter the NBA with […]

Dallas Mavericks team owner Mark Cuban is one of the most prominent — and successful — team owners in the league today. Since taking over the Mavs at the turn of the millennium, Cuban has overseen a rapid rise in the success of the franchise, culminating in that memorable 2011 championship. Nevertheless, despite his unprecedented […]

The Dallas Mavericks just announced that they will be donning jerseys with the word ‘Equality’ in response to the NBA’s move to allow teams to put statements in their jerseys for the upcoming NBA restart in Orlando. It’s also been reported that all the players have chosen to use their native language for their statement […]

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is beyond impressed with Kristaps Porzingis’ progression in his first year with the Dallas Mavericks. Aside from the varied skill set that the 7-foot-3 Latvian brings to the table, Cuban is particularly complimentary of Porzingis’ competitiveness and desire to win at all cost. “He wants to win so badly. He […]