During last year’s playoffs, Mark Cuban infamously said Russell Westbrook isn’t a superstar (much to Kevin Durant’s chagrin). Even with Westbrook elevating his play after Durant left the Thunder for the Warriors, the Mavericks owner stubbornly held onto his already-wrong opinion.
Cuban might finally be relenting.
Tim MacMahon of ESPN:
Mark Cuban kind of softens his stance on Russell Westbrook: "If he's not a superstar, he's the closest thing to it."
— Tim MacMahon (@espn_macmahon) January 21, 2017
I don’t know why it’s so hard for Cuban just to call Westbrook a superstar. Cuban likes publicity, and this (somewhat faux) controversy generates it. But Cuban just looks foolish. I’m not sure that’s worth the tradeoff.
