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Tuesday, February 20, 2001
Cuban also fined $10,000 for entering fray



DALLAS -- Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has been punished by the NBA -- again.

Cuban has been suspended by the NBA for two games for rushing onto the court during a scuffle between players in the waning minutes of the Mavericks' 102-81 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday night.

Mark Cuban
Mark Cuban's contributions to the NBA fine fund now stands at $405,000.

"It's like you've got the prinicpal over you and you've got no rule book," Cuban said on KTCK Radio.

The dot.com billionaire owner said he was simply trying to protect his players.

"These are people I care about," Cuban said. "When something like that happens, your instinct isn't to worry what the rule book is going to say."

Mavericks forward Gary Trent was knocked to the floor by the Cavaliers' Wesley Person after Trent's turnaround jumper with 3.3 seconds to go put Dallas at 100 point, which guarantees Reunion Arena fans coupons for free chalupas.

Both players got into a brief shoving match and Cuban ran onto the court, then quickly backed off when the players were separated.

Cuban will miss the game Saturday against the Washington Wizards and Tuesday against the Los Angeles Lakers. Both games will be played in Dallas.

It's the sixth time this season that NBA commissioner David Stern has disciplined Cuban.

So far, the NBA has fined Cuban $405,000. His most recent fine came on Jan. 11, when he was fined $100,000 for sitting on the baseline during Dallas' game in Minneapolis.

Also punished on Friday was Cavaliers forward Robert Traylor, who was suspended for one game and fined $5,000 for throwing a punch at Mavericks rookie guard Courtney Alexander.

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