March 18, 2004
A Maverick's Blog
Surprise, Dallas Maverick's owner Mark Cuban has been fined again by the league. Not a big deal, but now Cuban has a blog where he can fire back and fill in some details the reporters don't manage to pass along:
It was then I told them that rather than providing any commentary or quotes to them on this matter, or on any upcoming matters, I would be posting whatever I had to say on my blog. They were not happy.
”How are we going to ask you follow up questions?” I explained that he could email me directly or from the site, but that I would most likely post his question and my response. “Is the league sending a message that they didn’t want you talking to reporters?” Ding ding ding. Give him a lollipop.
I went on to explain that this was the best way for all of us. They could get all the quotes and information they needed. “Will this be just you writing it, or will you dictate it to someone else?”
The satisfaction of knowing that each will have to explain to their editors what a blog is — and argue for who knows how long about whether or not BlogMaverick.com is an attributable source — crept over me and that jaunt on the gauntlet flew by.
This is great news -- both for journalists and sports blogs. Be sure to check it out -- Cuban has lots of interesting things to say about the NBA -- including how he tracks individual referees to see who's more likely to make certain calls.
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