Mark Cuban, Dallas Mavericks
The Mavericks’ owner doesn’t think Russell Westbrook is a superstar. It’s an opinion he’s doubled down on and only barely come off of.
Taken on their own, these comments are absurd. But when we consider how But going as far as to strong how poorly he reacted to a fairly light hearted tweet about Dirk Nowitzki? That’s a little much.
Cuban and Nowitzki are joined at the hip. They came into the NBA at more or less the same time and have both been associated with the Mavs and no other franchise. Cuban and Nowitzki have experienced some immense frustration and incredible success. So, it’s only natural that Cuban would be a little defensive of Dirk.
But come on. Strong arming a company into deleting the tweet? How would Cuban react if President Donald Trump did that?
If it only started there with Cuban, we could let him off the hook. But it’s just the latest in a career that’s been two decades of PR stunts and whining.
What other owners run on to the floor to argue with officials? Who else constantly complains in the media with implications that the league treats his team unfairly? It’s annoying enough when players and coaches do it. But owners? That’s taking it to a new level.
Cuban is definitely a personality and nobody could ever accuse him of being boring.
Annoying is a different story, though. That’s a threshold that Cuban has jumped over many times.