Next night, the Mavs will be on the Hawks floor and Mark Cuban won't be there to see it. At least not too close. A major figure in the franchise, the Texan leader reveals that he is no longer allowed to sit near his team during its away matches.
“ The NBA got really, really, really petty and said I couldn't sit behind the bench anymore “, he laments during an interview with Marc Stein. This decision comes at the end of 2023, he sold the majority of his shares held within the franchise.
Mark Cuban admits his usual seat behind the team's bench was… a violation of league rules throughout his tenure as majority owner. And now that he has a less important role, the NBA would have taken the opportunity to put an end to this situation.
Since dispossessed of his title of sports boss, the billionaire is no longer as involved in the team's basketball operations as he would have liked.
Never far from your GM
“ I'm not here to make day-to-day decisions. It's Nico (Harrison, the GM) who takes care of it. This is how things evolved. Honestly, is this exactly what I expected? No. But we are winning and things are going well. It suits me very well “, the manager stands out.
This drop in influence has not always been easy to digest for an owner so invested in his team. “ There were ups and downs. I had moments where I was like, 'OK, this is what we have to do, but I'm not the boss.' And then there were other times when I said to myself, 'I'm glad I'm not the boss.' », he reports, even if he retains an advisory role.
His regret about his new status does not really concern the management of the Mavs. “ I can't go to NBA meetings and tell them they're petty anymore “, sends the billionaire, always big mouth, who would like to open it when the Great League does so ” shit “.
