Tuesday morning, Racine Times Journal columnist Gary Woelfel reported that Rick Carlisle is a rumored candidate for the Milwaukee Bucks coaching vacancy. Mavs Moneyball elected not to cover the single-source rumor.
Mid-day Wednesday, Mike Fisher of DallasBasketball.com reported that Mavericks owner Mark Cuban called the report “absurd”.
Late Wednesday evening, Rick Carlisle reached out to various reporters to totally shoot down the report, telling The New York Times’ Marc Stein, “Rumors that I have interest in the Milwaukee Bucks’ job are completely inaccurate.