This is not the first time Mark Cuban’s professional basketball team has quit, but don’t expect him to publicly admit it this time.
Rather than go all-in to make the NBA Play-In Tournament, the Dallas Mavericks are “opting out” of pursuing their postseason chances. Needing to win both of their remaining regular-season games for a chance to qualify for the play-in, the Mavs were a “hard pass.”
Several hours before their home game on Friday night, the Mavs announced the following: Kyrie Irving (right foot injury recovery), Josh Green (rest), Tim Hardaway Jr. (left ankle soreness), Maxi Kleber (right hamstring injury recovery) and Christian Wood (rest) will all miss their game against the Bulls.
