Mark Cuban agreeing with David Stern may be odd but you have to remember Mark Cuban is a businessman and many of his sentiments toward the league have echoed that. So it’s not really a surprise that he would agree with Stern’s decision to fine the Spurs for sending star players home during a huge game. The game was nationally televised on TNT and nobody really wanted to watch the Heat play the Spurs b-team so that means a dent in ratings and dent in revenue. Read more after the jump.
“If he would have done the same thing the next night, it’d be a completely different conversation,” Cuban said. “Common sense. Recognize who pays your check.”
“Look, I respect the Spurs,” Cuban said. “Pop is the best coach in the league. I understand why he did it. I might even take the fine if it was us, but I understand why the league [fined the Spurs]. It maybe should have even been higher, because the amount at stake is enormous.”
But of course Cuban didn’t completely let Stern off the hook and he agreed with everyone else about the Spurs ridiculous schedule.
“It’s just as stupid to put a team in their fourth game in five nights on national television,” Cuban said. “That’s just as dumb. You’re not going to get as good of a performance, and that’s what you want to show. So I guess you can make the counter-argument that even though the Spurs did what they did. The league was just as guilty for putting them in that position, which was pretty stupid.”
