Mark Cuban was in New York to watch his Mavericks defeat the Knicks on Tuesday.

Speaking on recent penalties to Bobcats part-owner Michael Jordan and Celtics GM Danny Ainge for publicizing their interest in Texas freshman Kevin Durant, Cuban said: "I think it's great. From my perspective, if you start making an amateur player into a brand and start defining their value, then I think you attract all the people to basketball that we're trying to get rid of."