ESPN's Marc Stein and Tim MacMahon have had their media credentials revoked by the Dallas Mavericks for the 2016-17 season.
Tim Cato of SB Nation first reported the news Sunday, adding the reported reasoning for the organization's decision:
Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated reported Stein and MacMahon didn't receive credentials for the team's Friday and Sunday home games. On Monday, Art Garcia of the Star-Telegram reported the blackout extends to all ESPN.com reporters.
Deitsch provided a comment from Mavericks owner Mark Cuban:
Cuban also told Sam Amick of USA Today he "won't go into details yet, but it has nothing to do with editorial. It's a much bigger issue. ESPN can write whatever they want, just like always. This has nothing to do with what we did."
He would later further explain his reasoning to the Associated Press, stating that the decision was made to bring attention to the usage of automation in sports coverage:
Maybe I will be wrong but I see a direct path from the trends in coverage of games we are seeing over the last couple years to the ...
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Dallas Mavericks Revoke Media Credentials for ESPN Reporters
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