Cuban sounds off on IOC after George's gruesome injury

Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is not known for his ability to stay silent, so it comes of little surprise that he had an opinion about what happened to Pacers star Paul George during a Team USA instrasquad scrimmage on Friday night. 

George was trying to block James Harden when he landed awkwardly and had to be taken to hospital for surgery. He was diagnosed with a compound leg fracture and his season is in jeopardy. In response, Cuban said basketball should create their own World Cup and stop dealing with FIBA because it is putting everyone at risk. 

Players can decline to play for a national team, but he fears often they let their patriotism get in the way of making an informed decision. Cuban wants professional teams to have more weight in these situations. Right now, they are only allowed to intervene if there is the possibility of injury risk, like the Spurs pushing for Manu Ginobili to sit out of the FIBA World Cup because of stress fracture issues. 

Here is what Cuban had to say to ESPN:

"The (International Olympic Committee) is playing the NBA. The IOC is an organization that has been rife with corruption, to the point where a member was accused of trying to fix an Olympic event in Salt Lake. The IOC (pulls in) billions of dollars. They make a killing and make Tony Soprano look like a saint.

"The pros in multiple sports are smart enough to not play when they are eligible free agents. But teams take on huge financial risk so that the IOC committee members can line their pockets.

The greatest trick ever played was the IOC convincing the world that the Olympics were about patriotism and national pride instead of money. The players and owners should get together and create our own World Cup of Basketball."