Cuban's Mavericks Mess: Regret, Lawsuits, & Tanking

0:00On March 31st, the Dallas Mavericks have been a rolling storm of chaos for years, and now former owner Mark Cuban is dropping truth bombs about it. On a recent podcast, he straight up said he regrets selling controlling interest to Mariam Adelson, her son-in-law Patrick Dumann and daughter Sivan. Back in late 2023, Cuban still holds 27 percent, but he's vocal he doesn't regret the sale, just who bought it. The drama kicked off way back in 2018, with a sports illustrated exposé on their toxic workplace culture, leading to firings in NBA probe. And Cuban, getting hit with a $600,000 fine for admitting to tanking. The lead made them revamp HR and report progress quarterly, while Cuban donated $10 million to women's causes. Fast forward, and the mess kept piling up for an office beef leaked in reports, a team photographer fired over misconduct claims, lawsuits from execs. Like Donnie Nelson alleging retaliation, and another $750,000 fine for resting stars to protect

1:02a draft pick. Lately, things went nuclear. After reaching the finals, they traded Luca Don Cece to the Lakers for Anthony Davis, and scraps in early 20, 25, tanking their record. They flipped Davis a year later for picks, fired the GM, sold majority stake, and now they're suing the Dallas stars over arena office space, straining local sports ties. All this has fans and insiders worried about the franchise's future direction, especially with Cuban's regrets stirring the pot, could be more shakeups. Ahead, as they tried to steady the ship.