The Goods Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 (edited) DALLAS (AP) -- The feud between Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and former coach Don Nelson goes back nearly seven years with about $7 million at stake. But just how ugly and dysfunctional their relationship has been was only now being revealed. Previously secret testimony and e-mail, now in the public record as part of legal proceedings initiated in the last 10 months, paint the picture of a spat that has turned two of the NBA's best-known figures into bitter adversaries. There's deposition testimony from Cuban in which he acknowledges that he withheld consulting fees from Nelson in 2006 because he believed the former coach had "badmouthed" the team during the NBA finals and should be made to "beg" for the money. There's also testimony from Nelson in which he describes being so disgusted with Cuban that he signed a contract to stay on as coach in 2003 only after friends "got me drunk." "I think everybody would like to see this settled amicably, but you know how it is in a lawsuit," said former Mavericks assistant Del Harris, who frequently acted as an intermediary between Cuban and Nelson when he worked for the team. Full Article: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/basketball/nba/07/23/cuban.nelson.ap/index.html?eref=si_nba Edited July 24, 2009 by The Goods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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