Mark Cuban isn’t too thrilled about the NBA in the Olympics

David Stern has been the center of controversy plenty of times in his long as tenure as NBA commissioner, but pretty much everyone agrees that his moves to bring NBA players into the Olympics rank among his best decisions. The 1992 Dream Team that dominated the competition in Barcelona served as terrific ambassadors for the sport, bringing new attention to the league's stars and inspiring a new generation of foreign players to get interested in playing basketball. Those developments have caused massive international growth and increased revenues, creating a stronger NBA. Stern played the long game and benefited from it. The Dream Team was 20 years ago, though, and it's unclear how much the NBA now has to gain from having its players participate in the Olympics without the league making any money off the endeavor. One particularly outspoken owner -- Mark Cuban of the Dallas Mavericks, duh -- even called it "the epitome of stupidity," especially when guys get hurt in...