When Mark Cuban sold his majority stake of the Dallas Mavericks in 2023, he did so with the belief that he'd still have a say in business operations and control over basketball decisions.
Two-plus years later, the Mavericks have made drastic changes to both the business and the basketball team, most notably the controversial trade of Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Cuban says that those decisions were made without his input and he feels shut out of the operation. And he's taking his escalating dispute with majority owners Patrick Dumont and Miriam Adelson to court.
Per the Dallas Morning News, Cuban filed a petition this week in Dallas County accusing Dumont of engaging in "adversarial business practices."
At issue, among other things: Dumont's decision to hand basketball control from Cuban to former general manager Nico Harrison and the prospect of moving the team from the American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas to a site near the former Valley View Mall in the suburbs north of the city.
Two-plus years later, the Mavericks have made drastic changes to both the business and the basketball team, most notably the controversial trade of Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Cuban says that those decisions were made without his input and he feels shut out of the operation. And he's taking his escalating dispute with majority owners Patrick Dumont and Miriam Adelson to court.
Per the Dallas Morning News, Cuban filed a petition this week in Dallas County accusing Dumont of engaging in "adversarial business practices."
At issue, among other things: Dumont's decision to hand basketball control from Cuban to former general manager Nico Harrison and the prospect of moving the team from the American Airlines Center in downtown Dallas to a site near the former Valley View Mall in the suburbs north of the city.
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