Dallas Mavericks minority owner Mark Cuban invited a fan back to sit courtside after he and several others were ejected from a game earlier this week for protesting the Luka Doncic trade,

Mark Cuban has every reason to be unhappy with Mavs' GM Nico Harrison's decision to trade Luka Doncic, but getting angry with the fans who protest against it, is just a signal of f

Enough fans were ejected that it warranted an article on ESPN where Tim MacMahon confirmed that two fans were thrown out after minority owner Mark Cuban yelled at them to "Shut the f--- up and sit the f--- down!" One of the fans involved was wearing a t-shirt featuring owner Miram Adelson wearing a clown nose. He confirmed the story on X.

Dallas Mavericks fans were ejected from the team's arena on Monday, after they engaged in a shouting match with Mark Cuban.

The jaw-dropping Luka Doncic trade cemented the reality, if it wasn’t already clear, that Mark Cuban has no influence on the Mavericks’ basketball operations.

Dallas Mavericks fans have directed their ire at general manager Nico Harrison since the trade that sent Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers. One of a pair of fans who were recently thrown out of a game for chanting "Fire Nico" got free courtside seats from minority owner Mark Cuban.

Two Mavericks fans got free courtside tickets from Mark Cuban after getting ejected from a game after chanting 'Free Nico.'

Although he remains a minority owner of the team, Cuban has stepped back from day-to-day basketball operations since the Adelson family acquired majority control in late 2023.

Even more than a week after the Dallas Mavericks stunned the NBA world and traded Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers, many fans are still stunned that the team would trade the 25-year-old star. Even Klay Thompson — the team’s starting shooting guard — understood why fans were so upset.