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Mark Cuban Says He Regrets Selling Dallas Mavericks to Adelsons

March 31, 2026, 5:52 PM UTC
Joe Lovinger
Joe Lovinger

Billionaire Mark Cuban says he regrets selling control of the Dallas Mavericks to casino magnate Miriam Adelson and her son-in-law, Patrick Dumont.

“I don’t regret selling, I regret who I sold to,” Cuban said on the Intersections podcast. “I made a lot of mistakes in the process, and I’ll leave it at that.”

Mark Cuban reacts during a Dallas Mavericks game in 2023.
Photographer: Tim Heitman/Getty Images

Cuban sold his controlling stake in the National Basketball Association franchise in 2023 in a deal valued at $3.5 billion. The next year, the team reached the NBA Finals, led by star guard Luka Doncic. But the Mavericks traded Doncic in 2025 to the ...

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