Inside the NBA’s Tanking and Fan Experience Crossroads and Mark Cuban's Misguided Philosophy

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🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Mark Cuban ignites the NBA with his controversial take on tanking, challenging the very meaning of fan experience and game affordability. Justin Garcia and Camille Davis critically examine Cuban's stance, questioning whether lower ticket prices matter when star players are sidelined and teams chase lottery odds. With Milwaukee Bucks fans still packing Fiserv Forum—even during tough stretches—the debate heats up: does competitive fire or hope for the future drive loyalty? Core topics include the real impact of tanking on NBA team culture, the pressing challenges of ticket affordability, and accessibility issues blocking local fans from watching Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks. The hosts spotlight how the NBA’s business model affects fan engagement, the implications for franchises like the Brooklyn Nets and Washington Wizards, and what changes—like revamped draft rules—could balance competition with entertainment. Will the league find a cure for tanking, or is it just part of the game? Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Turbo Tax For a limited time, you can have your taxes done by a local TurboTax expert for just $150 — all in, if a TurboTax expert didn’t file for you last year. Just file by February 28. Take taxes off your plate and get back to your life. Visit https://TurboTax.com/local to book your appointment today. Quo Make this the year where no opportunity — and no customer — slips away. Try Quo for free plus get 20% off your first 6 months when you go to https://Quo.com/lockedonnba. Quo — no missed calls, no missed customers. 5-Hour ENERGY Have your cake & drink it too. Birthday cake-flavor is back, no fork needed. Vanilla-y cakey flavor, caffeinated kick, and no sugar. It's party time. Order Now at 5-hourENERGY.com or Amazon. Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast Gametime Today's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDON for $20 off your first purchase. Terms and conditions apply. FanDuel Use your Profit Boost on an NBA future and get entered for your chance to win a trip to the NBA Finals. Play your game with FanDuel, the official sports betting partner of the NBA. Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to get started. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)

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0:00.0	Mark Cuban speaks, the tanking debate that has taken off all across the league.
0:06.2	Camille and I share our thoughts coming up next on Locked on Bucks.
0:14.2	You are Locked on Bucks, your daily Milwaukee Bucks podcast, part of the Locked On Podcast Network, your team every day.
0:25.6	Welcome in the Lockdown Bucks.
0:27.1	I am Justin Garcia, joined as always by Camille Davis.
0:29.9	We thank you for making this your first stop of the day each and every day.
0:33.3	And for helping make the Lockdown Network,
0:35.5	the number one sports podcasting network in the industry.
0:40.7	Earlier today, we ran through the schedule for not only the Bucs, but those other teams that are just in front of them in the standings and our thoughts on the final 29 games for the Bucs and what we're going to see here in the standings and the playing tournament.
0:53.4	So if you missed that episode, by all means, go back and check that one out.
0:58.6	But we also saw Mark Cuban weigh in on the tanking debate.
1:03.3	We've heard a lot from Mark Cuban in these last couple weeks.
1:08.3	Number one, he's been very vocal about Pablo Torre finds out and the whole Steve
1:17.8	Balmer-Capser convention thing, which marks, I don't want to speak for him, but felt like we got
1:25.4	a lot of source, trust me, bro on this of like well rich guys are smart
1:31.0	so clearly he wouldn't have done this we then heard uh hey mark cuban is trying to get a group to
1:38.6	buy back the dallas mavericks and again i go back to that infamous line from the office camille
1:43.9	were you a big fan in the office?
1:45.3	Absolutely.
1:46.1	Okay.
1:47.3	The pizza delivery kid that they kept hostage where it's just Michael saying we could have paid for the pizzas.
1:55.6	I mean, yeah, you could have also maybe not sold and not sold low when you sold the Dallas Mavericks
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