Mark Cuban Says Warriors Becoming ‘The Villain’ Good for NBA

July 13th, 2016 by Matt Fitzgerald Leave a reply »

The Golden State Warriors are coming off a 73-win season and a second straight trip to the NBA Finals, and they redeemed their blown chance at a repeat by signing superstar Kevin Durant in free agency.

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban believes the Warriors are being vilified—which he argues isn't necessarily a bad thing—and isn't convinced their road to the Finals will be any easier. Cuban spoke about those issues Wednesday, per ESPN.com's Tim MacMahon:

They become the villain. Just like when LeBron James went to Miami, I loved that there was a villain. They become the villain. I'm fine with that. Everybody's going to root for them to lose.

[...] It's always been tough for superteams to stay super. When you congregate that much talent, one injury destroys the whole thing. They played by the rules, so it is what it is. It has always happened. It's nothing new.

Cuban's team managed to land a former Warrior in Harrison Barnes on a max deal as a result of Durant fleeing the Oklahoma City Thunder in favor of Golden State.

Deprived of the opportunity to truly prove himself as a franchise co ...

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