There’s a fascinating story that this ESPN report studiously avoids. For context, Mark Cuban is no longer majority owner of the Dallas Mavericks. That dubious honor was purchased from Cuban in 2023 by notorious billionaire Miriam Adelson. Why does that matter, you ask?

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