Mark Cuban forces deletion of disparaging Dirk tweet
If you mess with Dirk Nowitzki, you mess with Mark Cuban.
Bleacher Report learned that the hard way.
The sports news outlet tweeted Thursday this video of the Dallas Mavericks star air-balling a wide-open 3-pointer with the caption "DIRK FOREVER":
Cuban took exception to that, replying to the tweet saying "Delete Your Account." The team owner also included screenshots of emails between him and Turner Broadcasting System president David Levy. Turner owns Bleacher Report and is an official partner of the NBA.
(Warning: Tweets include profane language)
(Photos courtesy: For The Win)
Bleacher Report didn't delete its account, but it did submit to Cuban's other requests, deleting the tweet and issuing this quasi-apology:
Earlier today we deleted a tweet about Dirk Nowitzki. Dirk is an NBA legend in our eyes and will be forever.
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) February 25, 2017