Mark Cuban's policy bans blogger(s) from Dallas Mavericks locker room

• Brian

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  This story, like every other story where someone says anything remotely derogatory about "bloggers" in general, is getting blown way, way out of proportion. I'm sure I'll be vilified for saying that, but that's how I feel about it.

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Mark Cuban Dislikes Bloggers Who Aren't Him [Mark Cuban]
Published 3/10/2008 by Leitch at Deadspin
We know. You're like us. You've always wished professional sports owners could be more like Mark Cuban. He's cool! He's like a real fan! He has a blog! He's not afraid to pick a nonsensical fight with Midwesterners! But, alas, we should perhaps not be too surprised: He's as bad as the rest of them. Perhaps worse. After a Dallas Morning News reporter/blogger broke some embarrassing news about a "Fire Avery Johnson" campaign after a game late last month, the Mavericks and Cuban announced that no one writing a blog will be allowed in the ...

Mavericks to bloggers: Stay out
Published 3/10/2008 by Reid Cherner at Sports Scope
The Dallas Mavericks owned by Mark Cuban, one of the most techno-savvy owners in all of sports, has banned bloggers from their lockerrorom according to Tim MacMahon of The Dallas Morning News . The Mavericks say there is not enough room in the lockeroom. MacMahon thinks it is personal. Since Cuban has his own blog maybe he and MacMahon can settle this with a war of words.

Dallas Mavericks' Cuban bans bloggers from locker room
Published 3/10/2008 by susan mullen at XM MLB Chat
... "The Dallas Mavericks will not allow ANY writer into the locker room areas pre-game and post-game whose primary purpose is to blog no matter what affiliation. They may still represent their respective publication at games but will not be granted locker room access. ...

So About The Internets: Commentary on the Mavericks Blog Ban.
Published 3/11/2008 by Hardwood Paroxysm at Hardwood Paroxysm
When I first heard the news, I was sad. I didn't want to add Cuban to the running list of Top 10 Douchebags in the NBA for Hardwood Paroxysm (that's a whole other post on it's own). Luckily the head Maverick came out and explained his position. But I'm still not satisfied. It's funny, because I've surprisingly had more than one conversation about this. I was asked in New Orleans about it by a D-League exec, and then again by a Toros official. Now, there's a huge separation between the D-League and the NBA, obviously. Like, oh, say, an average of ...

Tuesday Rundown: And We Wonder Why Retired NBA Players Go Broke
Published 3/11/2008 by Anthony Hall at MVN Outsider
... Item: Marc Cuban, supposedly a champion of new media, has banned bloggers from the Mavericks locker room. Cuban ...

Mark Cuban Hates Bloggers, Is a Blogger Himself
Published 3/11/2008 by Marcel Mutoni at SLAM Online
... This apparently stems from a negative post from Tim MacMahon, a writer for the Dallas Morning News. And according to the paper, he’s the only one affected by this ban since he was the sole blogger with regular access to the Dallas locker room. ...

The Mavericks vs. the Bloggers
Published 3/11/2008 at ESPN.com - True Hoop - Blog
... McMahon reported yesterday afternoon that, amazingly, the Mavericks have just launched a policy banning bloggers -- or at least any writer who is primarily a blogger -- from the Dallas locker room. ...

The Internets: Cuban bans bloggers from Mavs' locker room
Published 3/11/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
... from the Dallas locker room. (WTF!?!?! LOL, LOL.) Cuban claims the policy is to help level the playing field between corporate and individual bloggers, but some think otherwise. Here's what they're saying out in the ether about Cuban's peculiar decision ... ...

The Owner With A Boner Doesn’t Hate Bloggers. Just One Specific Blogger
Published 3/12/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... , Mavericks owner Mark Cuban recently banned bloggers from locker room access at American Airlines Arena, an edict that leaves the Dallas Morning News’ Tim MacMahon on the outside looking in. Cuban, via his ...

The Fantasy Sports Take on Mark Cuban Banning Bloggers
Published 3/12/2008 by derrick eckardt at RotoNation
... In case you have not heard, Mark Cuban has banned bloggers from the Dallas Maverick’s locker room. Normally, not a big deal, but ...

Links: Evaluation, Nuggets Blogs, Blogger Ban
Published 3/13/2008 by Spartacus at 3 Shades of Blue - A Memphis Grizzlies Blog
... I'm sure all of you bloggers out there have already heard about the Dallas Mavericks imposing a Blogger Ban on their locker room. We have read everyone else's responses to this point ( ...

Michael Wilbon Flunks Out Of Current Events
Published 3/26/2008 by GC at Can't Stop The Bleeding
... Living in our Information Overload, how can a pundit for a major newspaper / major cable network manage to discern who this mystery blogger might be? ...