Mark Cuban shocked the NBA world Tuesday by selling the majority share of the to the Adelson family. It was unexpected, sending Mavericks fans reeling. The big question — why now? Cuban himself may have provided an answer to that over a week ago while appearing on the All the Smoke Podcast.
When asked by Stephen Jackson if he could see his son running the team one day, Cuban demurred, citing his age and the youth of his kids. “I wouldn’t put them through it,” Cuban said. That should have raised some eyebrows, as in the past Cuban said his kids would inherit the team.