Fansided

Every NBA team’s most famous fan

By Dylan Hughes

LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 06: American actor Jack Nicholson attends the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves with his son Ray Nicholson at Staples Center on April 6, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 06: American actor Jack Nicholson attends the game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Minnesota Timberwolves with his son Ray Nicholson at Staples Center on April 6, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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DETROIT, MI – APRIL 6: Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban poses for a photo with a fan prior to the game against the Detroit Pistons on April 6, 2018 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Chris Schwegler/NBAE via Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI – APRIL 6: Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban poses for a photo with a fan prior to the game against the Detroit Pistons on April 6, 2018 at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, Michigan. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Chris Schwegler/NBAE via Getty Images) /

Dallas Mavericks — Mark Cuban

It is hard to recognize Mark Cuban as anything but a fan of the Dallas Mavericks at this point. He happens to be the team’s owner as well.

In January of 2000, Cuban became the majority owner of the Mavericks. Since that time, Dallas has been one of the most successful teams in the NBA — making the playoffs 15 times. Cuban’s first full season as owner began a 12-year streak of making the postseason.

Dallas made the championship twice in that span, facing the Miami Heat both times. The team’s first appearance was in 2006, falling to Miami. The Mavericks got them back in 2011, however.

Cuban’s run has been successful, but it has been far from perfect. Ross Perot Jr, who sold Cuban his majority stake but held onto 5 percent of the team, sued Cuban in 2010. Perot claimed the team was insolvent and owed over $200 million in debts. Perot wanted a court order allowing him to take control of the team.

After winning the title in 2011, the suit went away.

As of earlier in 2018, however, Cuban was in hot water once again. Sports Illustrated reported on a “corrosive workplace culture” inside the Mavericks organization — including years of ignored sexual harassment. The common assumption was that Cuban either knew and ignored it or was too blind to notice. Either way, it may go down as the biggest stain on Cuban’s ownership record.

This is supposed to be about his fandom, however, which no one at this point can deny.

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