If the average NBA fan were to own a team, they’d probably act a lot like Mark Cuban. From his epic rants against officials to ripping Skip Bayless, Cuban seems like he has more in common with the guy in the upper deck with a hot dog and $12 Bud Light than with the rest of the buttoned up NBA owners. But while his mouth may be a big part of his allure, it’s gotten him into trouble as well.
Cuban has paid $1.9 million dollars in fines to the NBA, he recently put himself at the center of scandal when he protested the ouster of Donald Sterling, and he spoke out about his own bigotry in a series of interviews earlier this year.
When he’s not running his mouth, Cuban loves showing off his hands and feet. He’s appeared on Dancing With The Stars and has fought everybody from NBA referees to actual NBA players (see: the infamous Chalupa Incident). He also writes plenty of checks as a billionaire entrepreneur. So given his criticism of officials, power moves, and controversial comments, we ask you: Is Mark Cuban a King or King Douche?
King: The Chalupa Incident
King Douche: Getting a $250,00 Fine for Staring Down David Stern During the 2006 Finals
King: “I Wouldn't Hire Ed Rush to Manage a Dairy Queen.”
King Douche: Flaming Out on Dancing With the Stars
When: 2007
As a billionaire entrepreneur who owns an NBA team, there’s not a lot that Mark Cuban is bad at. Yet he showed the world that his dancing skills are just about exactly what you would expect of a middle aged white guy. During his short stint on Dancing With The Stars Cuban notably tried this terrifying mamba, set to a putrid rendition of Nelly’s Rid Wit Me. Seriously, this band just butchers this song. Once the song mercifully ends the first thing the judge says is “it certainly made me laugh,” so it’s not a surprise Cuban’s stint on this show was short. At least we have this priceless GIF from this dance.