By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was fined 600.000 by the NBA for the comments he made on tanking recently.
Cuban admitted that he told some of his players that, since the Mavs are out of playoff contention, “losing is our best option” during a podcast. In the same talk, he also mentioned that Adam Silver would “hate to hear that.” Well, yes, the NBA Commissioner didn’t exactly jump with joy.
The announcement by the NBA is as follows:
“Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has been fined 600.000 for public statements to the NBA, it was announced today by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver.
Cuban’s comments, which concerned his perspective on the team’s competitive success this season, were made during a podcast that posted on Feb. 18”
