As you know, whenever a team wins the championship for their sport, they take a trip to the White House to meet the president. In the NBA, that’s usually done during the season when the reigning champ visits the Washington Wizards. However, due to the shortened schedule, the Mavs don’t play the Wizards at Washington this year. Enter: Mark Cuban.
The NBA didn’t do it so Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban took scheduling the traditional championship trip to the White House into his own hands.
The Mavs will visit President Barack Obama next Monday prior to a two-game road trip at Detroit and Boston. Cuban said he was appalled when the NBA released the condensed, 66-game schedule after the lockout and a trip to play the Washington Wizards was not on the schedule.
Cuban said he didn’t bother to call the league to complain, but rather asked team CEO Terdema Ussery to call the White House.
“There’s no point in calling them. It’s bull—- by the league not to schedule it,” Cuban said. “I figured I’d do it myself since the league wasn’t smart enough to figure it out. How can you be that stupid? All you’ve got to do is when you’re putting in the scheduling software, say Dallas at Washington, yes. They managed to get Dallas and Miami and all the games set on certain days.”
Source: espndallas.com
