"NBA Commissioner Adam Silver Discusses Impact of Las Vegas Sands Corp. on Mavericks Sale and Texas Gambling"
NBA commissioner Adam Silver praised Mark Cuban's impact on the league during his 24 years as Mavericks governor and addressed the sale of the team to the Adelson-Dumont families, emphasizing that their gaming interests are separate from team ownership. Silver also highlighted Patrick Dumont's lifelong love of basketball and the global focus of the new ownership. Despite Cuban's reduced ownership stake, he still maintains influence over the team's basketball operations, with Dumont having final say as team governor.