In the 16 full seasons that he’s owned the Dallas Mavericks, owner Mark Cuban’s teams have never had a losing record.
But unless the Mavs win 10 of their remaining 11 games to post a break-even 41-41 record, they will have their first losing season ever under the Cuban regime.
Of the prospects for that occurring, Cuban said: “It doesn’t make me happy. The first losing season since grade school.”
Cuban agreed on Jan. 4, 2000 to purchase the Mavs. After the ownership exchange from Ross Perot Jr. to Cuban, the Mavs finished the remainder of the 2000-01 season with an impressive 31-19 record in a 40-42 season overall.