Mark Cuban is angry

He was angry before the game, he surely had moments of anger during the game, and he was mega-angry after the game.

Mavs owner Mark Cuban was able to set aside the time-out deal in favor of what he felt was a bigger blown call. We may or may not agree – it was actually something that made us go “huh – wait a sec” (with a gasp prior to those words) during the game.

Cuban yelled at referee Joe DeRosa for what he thought should have been a backcourt violation on Wade, who brought the ball up court in overtime. Wade was fouled going to the line and made two free throws to clinch the win.

“My understanding from the rule book is when you catch the ball in the backcourt you have to be in the backcourt and catch it,” Cuban said. “You can’t be established in the frontcourt and then be jumping into the backcourt when you catch it. That’s a backcourt violation at least in most high school leagues.”

It kinda went beyond yelling at the refs – Mark allegedly gave David Stern a series of death stares as he stormed and then left the court.

This inspired Dirk Nowitzki to kick confetti, the ball, and an innocent stationary bike on his way to the locker room. That’s a good indication of anger, although we must question why the Heat have such an ancient looking bike in their facility.

(There aren’t any pictures of this sad, beaten-down bike, but we saw it on TV. Much like the Ben Ruffleburger’s motorcycle, it’s sadly neglected and underappreciated for the work it’s put in.)

We’ll see how the Mavs respond to all of this – they seem to be in their own heads mroe than the Heat are in there. As for Cuban himself, hopefully Mark doesn’t take any of this out on Dan Rather, who is rumored to be teaming up with HDNet for news and hot news broadcasts.

Note: Keep one eye on BlogMaverick – Mark hasn’t posted since the Heat won a game, but this seems like the perfect time to emerge from exile.