Mavs Interactive
With the Dallas Mavericks, who lost to the Heat in the NBA Finals in June, returning to AmericanAirlines Arena to play the Heat on Sunday, it seemed like a good time to mention Mavericks owner Mark Cuban’s latest innovation.
The Mavericks have launched MavsWiki, a website that allows fans to add information on team history, records and individual games, along with reminiscenses and photographs. The site will be moderated and operates like Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia that allows anyone to contribute facts and descriptions.
Said to be the first of its kind in professional sports, the site offers yet another way for fans to be connected to their team. It also doesn’t hurt that enthusiasm is high with the Mavericks holding the best record in the NBA.
“This site will provide fans a great way to share their Mavs experiences with us and other fans,” Cuban said in a team release. “It will also give new fans a chance to catch up on the history of the Mavs.”
CRAIG DAVIS In more than 33 years at the Sun Sentinel, Craig Davis has written about a wide variety of sports topics from baseball to yachting, fishing to triathlons, and also worked as a copy editor and page designer. Recently he reported on local sports, including running, swimming, cycling, equestrian and beach volleyball. He enjoys sports as a participant as well as a spectator, is active in the South Florida running scene plays in the curling club at Saveology Iceplex. This blog offers a glimpse at the business side of sports in the interest of enhancing enjoyment of the games and sporting options as a spectator as well as a participant.
