Mavs won't allow bloggers in locker room (AP)

 
Mark Cuban is the only blogger allowed in the Dallas Mavericks locker room. At Cuban's direction, the Mavericks have created the first blogger-free policy in the NBA, perhaps in all of pro sports. As a blogger himself, he believes people writing for blogs don't need behind-the-scenes access to do their jobs, even if those blogs are run by newspapers. [link]

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