Mavericks Owner Cuban Fined $100,000 for Violating NBA Rules
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Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban was fined $100,000 for discussing his interest in Cleveland Cavalier LeBron James before the July 1 start of the National Basketball Association’s free agency.
Cuban’s comments during an online interview May 18 violated the league’s anti-tampering rules, said Joel Litvin, NBA president of League and Basketball Operations. Steve Kerr, president of Basketball Operations for the Phoenix Suns, was fined $10,000 after he addressed James’s free agency on a radio show May 14.