Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban’s team gambled and lost on Kyrie Irving and is now fighting for a play-in berth.
And how did the “Shark Tank” star keep spirits up with two must-win games remaining? He blamed Knicks assistant coach Rick Brunson for his son, star point guard Jalen Brunson, not re-signing in Dallas.
“Where it went south was when Rick took over, when the parent took over, or parents took over,” Cuban said in what ESPN’s Tim McMahon called an “unscheduled pregame media availability” before Wednesday’s game. Cuban then proceeded to read text messages between Brunson’s agent Aaron Mintz and Mavs general manger Nico Harrison that basically corroborated the story.