ESPN NBA reporter Tim McMahon tells Dan Patrick that Mark Cuban lied his way to try and stay involved with the Mavericks decison-making.

A former star for the Wisconsin Badgers is facing perhaps the biggest challenge of his basketball career: Trying to clean up the mess that is the Dallas Mavericks.

The Phoenix Suns (6-5) travel to American Airlines Center to face the Dallas Mavericks (3-8) in this Wednesday night NBA matchup.

Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson said city officials will take “all reasonable necessary steps” to keep the NBA’s Mavericks and NHL’s Stars within city limits. “My ad hoc committee on professional sports recruitment and retention will help guide this collaborative process,” Johnson said in his state of the city address Thursday.

The Dallas Mavericks have fired general manager Nico Harrison, the NBA team confirmed on Tuesday, ending a four-year tenure defined by bold decisions that culminated in the trade of Luka Doncic to the Los Angeles Lakers earlier this year.

Recent reports indicate that the Dallas Mavericks are holding major internal talks as the franchise prepares for a possible big shake-up.

The Dallas Mavericks recently got some advice from Gilbert Arenas shortly after firing general manager Nico Harrison.