Dallas Mavericks’ owner Mark Cuban finally breaks the ice after winning the first NBA Championship
Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has finally put an end to his mysterious silence after his team clinched the first ever NBA title on Sunday night by eliminating the Miami Heat in the game-6 of the Finals.
The outspoken Cuban unexpectedly pulled himself out of the headlines after the Mavericks raced away into the Western Conference semi-finals. The 52 year old Mark clammed up in the semi-final series against the defending champions
Los Angeles Lakers and surprisingly kept his silence even after the franchise swept the series comprehensively to clinch the Conference Finals berth.
Mark refused to give interviews and speak publically throughout the series against the Oklahoma City Thunder and remained unvoiced. The Mavericks dominated the Thunders commandingly in the third round of the play-offs which hurled
them into the National Basketball Association Finals for the first time since 2006.
Cuban kept his act of silence throughout the NBA Finals as well against the spirited Miami Heat and stayed out of the spotlight as the Dallas Mavericks forced elimination on Miami to become the champions in the world of NBA. It
was a big moment for the franchise as Dallas managed to accomplish the feat they have been striving for quite a long time.
At this big moment when the Mavericks won it all, the rebellious Cuban turned classy instead of letting loose especially when his arch-rival David Stern, the commissioner of NBA, handed Mark the Larry O’Brien Trophy. Cuban gave
the trophy to Don Carter, the original owner who started the franchise.
The triumphant coach finally broke the ice on the special night and said on winning the championship. "Obviously, it feels great. But I'm happiest for Dirk, J-Kidd, Jason Terry, Donald Carter, Mavs fans and the city of Dallas.
Hopefully I will have more cracks at it. These are the guys that laid it out every single day, played through pain. So I'm happiest for them."
On explaining his elongated silence, Mark said that he restrained himself from having a media fight with the nemesis Los Angeles Lakers as they had in the past especially with the hall of famer Phil Jackson. Mark remained out of
the spotlight so he don’t have to answer the questions on Oklahoma City Thunders’ issue on moving to Seattle as he did not approved the movement with his vote. And most of all Mark did not want to discuss the 2006 matchup with the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals
when the Mavericks were thrashed out of the championship run.
"It didn't make any sense to say anything. The quieter I got, the more we won. I didn't want to break the karma." Cuban said.
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