Cuban corollary: NBA to regulate owners' behavior

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To date, the NBA has fined Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban more than a dozen times totaling in excess of $1.5 million. Now the league is on the verge of enacting a rule to further curb the behavior of outspoken owners.

Reported fines levied by NBA against Mark Cuban
Total Fines 13
Fines of $200,000+ 4
Fines of $100,000+ 8
Total fine amount $1,665,000*
* -- Through June '06
Source: ESPN Research

At its meeting last week, the NBA Board of Governors passed legislation aimed at regulating the behavior of owners at games. The new rules come at least partially in response to the actions of Cuban, who, during the regular season, and at last season's NBA Finals, sat courtside, participated in team huddles and frequently berated referees.

Cuban did not attend the meeting.

NBA spokesman Tim Frank told ESPN that the final language of the legislation has not yet been worked out, but it's expected that commissioner David Stern will soon announce the policy aimed at assuring that owners refrain from entering the court, taunting players or officials, and generally maintain a level of decorum mandated by the league.

Cuban, who was fined $250,000 during the NBA Finals for what the league called "several acts of misconduct" and has repeatedly drawn the ire of Stern, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that he had no idea about the code of conduct's content. Cuban said Stern gave him no clear-cut answers as to the repercussions for owners who break the new code.

"When asked what the specifics of it were, the commissioner was unable to give any details," Cuban told the newspaper. "So I really don't know."

Cuban believes certain owners are trying to make an example out of him.

"Some owners don't like the way I do my business," Cuban told the paper, "except, of course, when their organizations ask me to come speak to their customers and season-ticket holders to help them sell tickets and suites."

Cuban has been fined by the league numerous times since he bought the Mavericks in January 2000. He was fined $200,000 last May after Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinal series against San Antonio for going onto the court and for criticizing the league's selection process for playoff officials.


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Good. Cuban is beginning to undermine the authority of the league. For better or worse, those worst tendencies in him, even if they are innocently motivated, must be shut down.

Cuban owns Stern again.

Wonder why DWade got so many calls in the Finals? No way Stern was going to give Cuban the Larry! :lol :lol :lol

David Stern should fine Bill Davidson for being such a cheap bastard.

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IiiiiAamMmwith you, Mark! :toast :drunk :jekka °°hip!°°

I think when your owner stands on the scorer's table screaming at the top of his lungs to the league commissioner during the NBA Finals that the playoffs are fixed, he has issues and needs to be reined in.

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I think when your owner stands on the scorer's table screaming at the top of his lungs to the league commissioner during the NBA Finals that the playoffs are fixed, he has issues and needs to be reined in.

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No question. This guy seems to think that he is every bit as much a part of the entertainment as the players on the floor. What other owner signs autographs and schmoozes with the TV broadcast personalities before a game?

He is a fabulous owner, but enough is enough. It's about time the NBA do something to curb his antics.

Cuban should just sign the checks and shut the f*ck up already. The Mavericks are no longer the joke of the league that needs Cuban's antics to put fans in the seats. The team and its level of play stands on its own.

I have a feeling that Avery will whip his ass into shape over the next few years. The dude is a major distraction and embarrassment and it's only a matter of time before AJ puts him in his place, the luxury box.

Cuban's only value to the league is selling tickets. He should get the fucking hint, already.

The most severe punishment Stern could give Mark Cuban would be to ban him from the Mavs shower room.

Cuban is a moron.

What's new?

Cuban undermines Stern's authority. And this is a bad thing?

He's a jackass but he seems to care more about the game than Stern. Stern seems more interested in image control, hypocritical marketing campaigns, the greeny green, $.

Maybe so, but the NBA wouldn't exist without the $$$

I wonder what Dallas fans think of him

Stern should just ban him from his own arena. :ihit

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Cuban undermines Stern's authority. And this is a bad thing?

He's a jackass but he seems to care more about the game than Stern. Stern seems more interested in image control, hypocritical marketing campaigns, the greeny green, $.

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You'll notice that when the players complain about something, they grouse quietly for a couple of days, and it goes away. That's because Stern's strategies over the years have put a LOT of money into the pockets of a LOT of players. I remember when Magic signed a contract for a million dollars a year. Now, you can sign as many vets for that amount as you want, over the cap. The players know what side their toast is buttered on.

Now, lets get one thing straight. Mark Cuban cares about nothing but Mark Cuban. He's the T.O. of owners, a spoiled fucking monster who seeks nothing so much as he seeks attention. I expect that sometime in the next 2-3 years, he will sell in a fit of pique when he FINALLY realizes that it's never going to become the XBA. I'm surprised that he hasn't done it yet, but I probably initially overestimated his intelligence.

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He's a jackass but he seems to care more about the game than Stern. Stern seems more interested in image control, hypocritical marketing campaigns, the greeny green, $.[/QUOTE]

Do you seriously think that Stern is more motivated by money than Cuban?! Cuban is a billionaire because he's an extremely motivated and aggressive business man. You don't attain billionaire status without constantly having green on the mind. Stern's moves are motivated by money too but what do you expect? The NBA is an enormous business and he's at the helm.

I agree with the image control assertion though. Stern has worked hard to improve the image of the league over the years. If Mark Cuban cared about image control he would have got rid of that damn bowl-cut years ago.

IMO Stern cares a little more (not much) about the game and Cuban cares more about money and Cuban. No evidence to back it up. Just pure opinion.

Cuban is an idiot. He does what he does for attention, ratings and nothing more. In the finals his bitching was covered more than the action on the floor. I just want him to go away!

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Cuban believes certain owners are trying to make an example out of him.

"Some owners don't like the way I do my business," Cuban told the paper, "except, of course, when their organizations ask me to come speak to their customers and season-ticket holders to help them sell tickets and suites."

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SOME?????

If cuban thinks its only just SOME people that despise his fucking idiocy, he needs to get his fucking head out of his ass. This dude is a fucking jackass to the extreme and I fucking hate his ass for trying to turn the NBA into the fuckfest that wrestling is (mind you, not that wrestling was ever good to begin with). FUCKING PERIOD DALLAS FANS!!!


I was going to go on but I need to calm down, just the thought that someone that fucking stupid got lucky with the dotcom era and bought a decent Texan team pisses me the fuck off to no end, and no it has nothing to do with his money. I'd rather have some homeless guy with morals and integrity be the owners of such a great team, not some jerkoff who wants to bring refs that look the other way when his team does something but expects the exact opposite when someone else messes up.

If Aurbach is the epitomy of the NBA, Cuban is the depth of the bottomless cesspool and I can only hope that he drowns in his own hipocratic bullshit..

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"Some owners don't like the way I do my business," Cuban told the paper, "except, of course, when their organizations ask me to come speak to their customers and season-ticket holders to help them sell tickets and suites."

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Sort of like how Cuban loves the direction the game and the officials are going, until his team embarrasses themselves on the NBA's biggest stage?

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"Some owners don't like the way I do my business," Cuban told the paper, "except, of course, when their organizations ask me to come speak to their customers and season-ticket holders to help them sell tickets and suites."

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This should open his eyes as to what he is good at and what he should avoid. Stay behind the scenes Cuban!

Hey, I'm not a fan of Stern. I'm not going to act like I'm not partial against him.

I'm not really a fan of Cuban either, he's a jackass, but I feel like he works to make small improvements in the game such as keeping the refs accountable. Stern makes adjustments to improve the game from his business standpoint, as in more get more points on the board, but that's what the commish in every sports league tries to do so I don't see that as anything that's unexpected or great.

Stern, with his no more defense rules, has actively worked against the Spurs interests as a defense first team. I find it weird that anyone would come out and support Stern given that. And to say its a big business and its all about money doesn't seem to say anything other than the obvious, of course its a big business and Stern's in charge of it. But do you agree with what he's doing is my question.

Cuban is a businessman, he doesn't know shit about basketball. Its all a moneymaking PS2 game to him. He should shut the fuck up.

on the other side Stern is a control freak that also doesn't understand the game. they both suck

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I wonder what Dallas fans think of him

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Same thing most fans would think of him if put in our situation. He's a bit of a moron in some aspects but he turned the franchise around by spending money so most Mav fans just accept his BS as part of the overall package. I'd take him and his moronic antics over most owners though. It's better to win with someone like Cuban as the owner than to lose with a great guy as your owner in my book. All I care about is if the team is good.

Obviously, the best case scenario is to win with a great owner but Mav fans don't currently have that option. :lol

I hate stern, but i hate cuban more. Cuban may indeed have more genuine love for the game than stern, but that doesnt mean he is allowed to throw tantrums all over the court and other restricted areas, and it sure as hell doesnt mean he can influence league rules, as there is a pretty big conflict of interest

If cuban wants to sit courtside, no problem. If he wants to cheer, curse, like any other fan, no problem. But get out of the huddles and off the court damn it!

ps: that goes to jack nicholson too!

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Hey, I'm not a fan of Stern. I'm not going to act like I'm not partial against him.

I'm not really a fan of Cuban either, he's a jackass, but I feel like he works to make small improvements in the game such as keeping the refs accountable. Stern makes adjustments to improve the game from his business standpoint, as in more get more points on the board, but that's what the commish in every sports league tries to do so I don't see that as anything that's unexpected or great.

Stern, with his no more defense rules, has actively worked against the Spurs interests as a defense first team. I find it weird that anyone would come out and support Stern given that. And to say its a big business and its all about money doesn't seem to say anything other than the obvious, of course its a big business and Stern's in charge of it. But do you agree with what he's doing is my question.

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Just FYI, David Stern can't change the rules.

Good, now maybe Cuban will say F.U. whenever he's asked to do something for the NBA...and maybe he'll stay away from the huddles during Mavs games!!! Win-win for me, stern can go fuck himself. Also, yeah Cuban sells tix, he's better at it than most orgs...sooooo many tix left for the Mavs/Spurs matchup on Nov. 24 in SA, guess Spurs fans don't believe as much I thought they did or maybe they just have shitty marketing. Good for me though, I bought tons of them, some for myself, some for other Mavs fans.

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Good, now maybe Cuban will say F.U. whenever he's asked to do something for the NBA...and maybe he'll stay away from the huddles during Mavs games!!! Win-win for me, stern can go fuck himself. Also, yeah Cuban sells tix, he's better at it than most orgs...sooooo many tix left for the Mavs/Spurs matchup on Nov. 24 in SA, guess Spurs fans don't believe as much I thought they did or maybe they just have shitty marketing. Good for me though, I bought tons of them, some for myself, some for other Mavs fans.

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:lmao You really have swallowed Mark's, er, Koolaid.

Yeah, the NBA depends on Cuban like the NFL depends on T.O.

If Mark Cuban disappeared from the face of the earth tomorrow, the NBA wouldn't miss a beat. And Mav World might actually stop acting like pussies.