Brian Cuban’s problems with addiction and drugs have been well chronicled. The Morning News wrote a lengthy feature on Mark Cuban’s brother a few years back detailing his struggles with drugs. He’s written books on the subject and has his own 12-step recovery program.
Earlier this month, at the UNITE 2015 Youth In Recovery Conference at Drexel University, Brian Cuban opened up about a time where he traded two NBA Finals’ tickets for $1,000 worth of cocaine. Twice.
“June 2006. The NBA team, the Dallas Mavericks, is going to the championship series for the very first time,” Brian Cuban said at the beginning of his speech.