Democrat Mark Cuban Regrets Selling Mavericks To Trump Ally Miriam Adelson & Others

Mark Cuban opened up in an interview about why he sold the Dallas Mavericks and to whom.

In December of 2023, Cuban decided to sell a majority of his investment in the Mavericks to the Adelson and Dumont families. Miriam Adelson is one of the biggest donors to President Donald Trump, and Cuban is famously a Democrat.

Cuban has been quietly displeased with the direction of the Mavericks and finally opened up about it in a recent interview on the Intersections podcast.

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

Cuban originally bought the Mavericks for about $285 million back in 2000, and he turned that investment into $3.5 billion when he decided to sell the Mavericks.

The former owner made it clear that he still wanted to have control over the basketball team despite Patrick Dumont being the team’s new governor. Cuban currently holds 27% stake in the organization.

Cuban said that owning the Mavs was too much of a financial burden for a “middle-class billionaire” like himself.

He referenced the emotional commitment it took for him to be the owner, which was a major factor in his decision to sell the team.

“You hear the passion and everything,” Cuban added. “Now imagine going up and down like that every single game. That’s hard.”

“My kids, they were coming of age where they would have the mindset that they want to work at the Mavs. I didn’t want them to. If fans don’t like what you’re doing or the team’s not doing well, you’re the worst human being on the planet.”

Cuban was soon completely erased from any decision-making despite his claim that he would still be running the basketball operations.

Everything seemed good after a 2024 Finals run led by superstar Luka Dončić, which made Cuban bite his tongue.

Following the shocking trade of Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers in February 2025, Cuban was irate that the franchise would make such a dumb move following an NBA Finals appearance. Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison called Cuban to inform him of the move.

Much to Cuban’s disappointment, the Mavericks have had a dreadful season, holding a 24-51 record. Luckily for the Mavs, they were able to draft rookie sensation Cooper Flagg, who will help during their rebuilding process.