Cuban cites WWE history, stands tall vs. Prokhorov

Owners spar over soon-to-be free agent guard Deron Williams

Published On: Apr 12 2012 11:56:49 AM CDT
Dallas owner Mark Cuban

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban isn't scared off by New Jersey Nets head man Mikhail Prokhorov.

After the 6-foot-9 Russian billionaire jokingly threatened to inflict pain on Cuban if the Mavericks make a play for soon-to-be free agent guard Deron Williams, Cuban fired back - well, sort of.

"He obviously didn't see me be the first in WWE history to put Sheamus on the mat," Cuban e-mailed ESPN Dallas, referring to a guest host role on "Monday Night Raw" in 2009. "He knows not what he gets himself into."

Prokhorov is serious, however, in re-signing Williams.

"Let the best man win," Prokhorov said. "If (Cuban) wins, I will crush him in a kickboxing throwdown."

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