Mavericks news: Mark Cuban on NBA reporting, Giannis gets compared to Dirk, more

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is never afraid to share his opinions, and he took on an interesting topic on Thursday morning. After Milwaukee Bucks' stunning upset loss to the Miami Heat on Wednesday night that ended their season, Giannis Antetokounmpo was asked by a reporter if he thought the season was a failure, and the Greek Freak had an epic response.

Cuban offered his take on reporting in the NBA, and how bots may be able to do a better job that reports soon enough.

The Mavericks boss doubled down by posting questions that the bot would ask in Antetokounmpo’s situation.

How do you feel about the content being provided by reporters? Do you think they are asking the right questions or could the chatbot do it better? Let us know in the comments.

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Giannis drew plenty of comparisons to Dirk Nowitzki after the top-seeded Bucks were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs like the Mavericks were in 2007.

ESPN’s Kevin Pelton believes (subscription required) that the Mavericks upset was worse than Giannis and the Bucks losing this season.

NBA news

Jalen Brunson had 23 points as the Knicks closed out the Cleveland Cavaliers for a dominating 4-1 series win. New York advances to face the Heat with Game 1 taking place on Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.

Draymond Green hit Dirk Nowitzki’s patented shot in the fourth quarter of the Warriors' Game 6 win over the Sacramento Kings, and it had everyone calling him “Dray Nowitzki” on social media. Green responded from his suspension with two key performances for the Dubs. Golden State got 20-plus for Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins, and Green in the victory as the Warriors went up 3-2 with the series shifting back to San Francisco.

The Memphis Grizzlies used a dominant run at the end of the third quarter to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday night. Ja Morant had 31 points and Desmond Bane scored 33 to shift the series back to LA with the Lakers up 3-2. Bane made it clear after the win that the Grizzlies will get the series back to Memphis for Game 7, which sets up a cannot miss Game 6 on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena.

The Dallas Mavericks did not make the playoffs, but that has not stopped the news from pouring out, so stay tuned for all the latest.