Former Dallas Mavericks governor Mark Cuban told ex-team exceutive to stay in his lane after he highlighted a bad habit of Luka Doncic.

In a conversation with Bill Gates at the Eisemann Center in Richardson on Friday night, Cuban was blunt in his first public response about the trade that sent the international superstar he drafted to Los Angeles. "I've had a rough week," Cuban told Gates to begin the event per Sarah Hepola of The Dallas Morning News.

The jaw-dropping Luka Doncic trade cemented the reality, if it wasn’t already clear, that Mark Cuban has no influence on the Mavericks’ basketball operations.

When Cuban sold his majority stake in the Mavericks back in November 2023, it was reported that he would retain control of basketball operations. While he remains a minority owner in the franchise, the Dončić trade makes it clear his role has diminished within the walls of the facility.

In an attempt to connect the dots behind the decision to trade Luka Doncic, various reports and theories continue to circulate in the media. However, one common narrative that has been a constant is the 25-year-old's poor conditioning levels.

Former Mavericks executive Haralabos Voulgaris reveals everyone in the organization was scared of Luka Doncic.