Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban explained Monday that the credentials of two Dallas-based ESPN.com reporters were revoked because he was against automated coverage of NBA games that he felt would become inevitable.
@NoceraNYT I don’t want automated coverage of NBA games. But unless something changes, it will be inevitable within 5 years
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) November 8, 2016
Marc Stein covered the entire NBA while based in Dallas while Tim MacMahon provided coverage of the team before having their credentials pulled. All ESPN.com reporters wishing to cover the team at American Airlines Center this season would not be issued credentials, according to The Star-Telegram.