Mavs owner, who sold his majority stake to a group in 2023, has been discussing the evolution he has seen in the basketball league.

Mark Cuban, minority owner of the Dallas Mavericks, has a critique about the NBA. His latest jab came by way of a sit-down with Marc Stein of The Stein Line (subscription required). When the topic of conversation landed on Cuban’s waning presence courtside at Mavs games,

Mark Cuban opens up about losing privileges after selling the Mavericks, accusing the NBA of being "petty" over his iconic courtside seat.

"The NBA got really, really, really petty and said that I can't sit behind the bench anymore," Cuban told The Stein Line. The current Mavs' head of basketball operations was known for always taking the baseline seat adjacent to the team's bench during home games and sitting in the second row behind the bench on the road.

Dallas Mavericks' minority owner Mark Cuban is upset with the NBA for taking away a privilege he's enjoyed for over 20 years as a team owner.

Mark Cuban wishes he could still have the same input on certain matters as he did when he was the Mavs' majority owner.

Mark Cuban revealed that the NBA gave him 'petty' rules to follow, which includes not being able to sit behind the Dallas Mavericks bench at road games, despite doing so for years

Former Dallas Mavericks majority owner Mark Cuban claims his days sitting behind the bench for the team’s games on the

Mark Cuban is no longer the majority owner of Dallas Mavericks, and that apparently means no more special treatment by the NBA. After nearly 24 years of owning the Mavericks, Cuban sold his controlling interest in the franchise to Las Vegas Sands owners Miriam Adelson and Patrick Dumont in late 2023.