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Cuban toying with a Mavs game at JerryWorld

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Published Feb. 16, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.

OKLAHOMA CITY _ The wake of the huge success of the All-Star Game has the wheels in Mark Cuban's head turning, wondering if the cavernous venue might make a good home for select Mavericks' home playoff or regular-season games ... Cuban said before Tuesday's game against Oklahoma City that he's planning on doing his due diligence to see if playing an occasional game in Arlington could be feasible ... "If we can make the economics work, we'd look at having a regular season or a playoff game over

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Mavs take a thriller, 102-101

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Published Dec. 8, 2009 at 11:15 p.m.

Josh Howard was back to provide a big bang for the Mavericks' offense, while J.J. Barea was around to light the fuse ... And, of course, Dirk Nowitzki was the gunpowder ... The Mavericks fired up their attack in the final three quarters and took a much-needed 102-101 victory over the Phoenix Suns Tuesday night at American Airlines Center, ending a two-game losing streak ... Howard returned after missing 13 games and 18 of the first 21 and looked far better than he did in a three-game trial run

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Cuban sizes up steroids

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Published Oct. 21, 2009 at 7:56 a.m.

Hot-button issues are Mark Cuban's specialty. He's never afraid to give a contrary opinion ... So when he was speaking to several hundred University of Pittsburgh studends Tuesday afternoon, and somebody asked him about steroids in sports, Cuban took the opportunity to say that, someday, if chemists and doctors can alleviate long-term side-effects from steroids, he believes they should be OK'd for sports ... Sitting courtside before the game against Cleveland Tuesday evening, he clarified ...

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Don't get excited about the Stephen Jackson-to-Dallas talk

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Published Aug. 31, 2009 at 9:55 a.m.

When I read Dime Magazine's report that Stephen Jackson wanted out of Golden State and listed "anywhere in Texas" among his preferred destinations, my mind immediately started pondering how he'd fit with the Mavs ... I was fired up about how one of my favorite NBA players -- a versatile shooter/distributor/defender who just happens to be a colorful personality that provides blog fodder by the bunches -- might enhance the Mavs' core. So I started kicking tires ... and found out that the odds of

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Dallas will get a little extra LeBron this season

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Published Aug. 7, 2009 at 10:39 a.m.

King James usually only comes to Dallas once per season. He'll make three trips in 2009-10 ... Play-by-play man Mark Followill, the pride of North Texas, pointed out on Twitter that the Cavs have released their preseason schedule, which is news around these parts because the Mavs are on it twice. LeBron and Co. will play at the AAC on Oct. 17. The Mavs and Cavs will meet in Pittsburgh, Mark Cuban's hometown, three nights later ... The Cavs' regular season stop in Dallas comes Dec. 20. That's a

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Al Harrington agrees with Mark Cuban about Don Nelson

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Published Aug. 6, 2009 at 11:34 a.m.

Mark Cuban certainly isn't the only guy around the NBA who can't stand Don Nelson ... Cuban's beef with Nellie has been well chronicled for some time, and we got even more juicy details recently when transcripts from their court battles were released ... Ex-Warrior Al Harrington and Nellie won't go to court, but it sounds like there could have been some legal issues if Harrington didn't get out of Golden State when he did ... "I just didn't feel like coach respected me as a man and I just felt

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More info out on Cuban-Nelson relationship

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Published July 24, 2009 at 9:30 a.m.

The transcripts from the court battles between Mark Cuban and Don Nelson include some interesting background information. It's worth checking out here. Some parts of the story (oh, and : ... On Steve Nash (there's an excerpt of how Mark Cuban explains how Steve Nash left Dallas here) : ... A week after that draft, point guard Steve Nash stunned the Mavericks by signing with Phoenix as a free agent ... Nelson testified that he spent much of the 2004-05 season lamenting Cuban's decision not to

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Judge dismisses insider trading suit against Cuban

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Published July 17, 2009 at 12:21 p.m.

Here's part of the Associated Press story: ... DALLAS -- A federal judge on Friday dismissed a civil insider trading lawsuit against Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban ... While granting Cuban's motion, U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater gave the Securities and Exchange Commission 30 days to file an amended complaint ... The SEC alleged Cuban was involved in insider trading when he sold shares in an Internet search engine company, Mamma.com Inc., after receiving confidential information

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Greg Buckner won't be back in Dallas for long

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Published July 9, 2009 at 2:46 p.m.

Greg Buckner, the guard returning to Dallas via Memphis in this four-team deal, won't be on the Mavericks' roster next season ... Acquiring Buckner, however, could help the Mavs further improve the roster. Because of his contract situation, Buckner has value as a trade asset in the strange salary cap world of an economically challenged NBA ... Buckner's salary of a little more than $4 million for the 2009-10 season is only partially guaranteed. He can be bought out for $1 million, which is

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Mark Cuban's new slogan

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Published May 29, 2009 at 3:25 p.m.

In honor of his legal tennis match with the SEC, Mark Cuban should adopt a new motto for all things that have to do with any controversy in his business dealings ... Just sue it ...

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