The Dallas Mavericks are playing some of their worst basketball of the season at the absolute worst time. The playoff race in the Western Conference is heating up with less than a month remaining in the regular season, and Dallas has lost eight of its last 10 games.
The frustration in Mavericks nation is intensifying, and team owner Mark Cuban shared some of that frustration via Twitter on Friday night during his team’s loss to the Golden State Warriors.
Cuban was unhappy with the officiating. He even called out one of the referees by name.
Derrick Stafford has mailed it in. That travel was not a travel and the no calls. Rick needs to get a tech
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) March 26, 2016
A non basketball play where a guy hits another around the neck. . Of course it's not a flagrant. Why would it be
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) March 26, 2016
Dwight Powell gets more fouls called on him for doing nothing than anyone in the nba.
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) March 26, 2016
The Mavs are tied with the Utah Jazz for the eighth and final playoff spot in the West entering Saturday’s slate of games.
As for Cuban, it wouldn’t be surprising if he was fined for these tweets.
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