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Fort Worth Star-Telegram - Should the Heat-Mavericks go to seven games, Mavs owner Mark Cuban is ''seriously kicking around the idea'' of giving away 1,400 tickets to the finale, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

The gesture would be a "thank you" to the fans and would also be a measure to protect them from price gouging.

"What can be better than just giving them away for free?" Cuban asked Sunday before Game 2.

Cuban isn't going to give away every seat at American Airlines Center, just the approximately 1,400 tickets available to the general public. Season ticket-holders, NBA personnel, league sponsors and media take up the other 19,000 or so seats.

"Our season ticket-holders are taken care of, so that's the first priority," Cuban said. "There's not as many tickets for fans as I'd like, and we haven't come up with a good way to do it yet, other than a potential Game 7 and giving away tickets for free."

Instead of the tickets going to brokers or being sold on various Web sites for several times the face value, Cuban is considering a lottery system that requires winners to present their ID at the arena to receive their tickets. He added the team's corporate partners could defray part of the cost.

"We haven't been able to find a good solution and create a win-win [situation]," he said. "First, it has to go seven games. Second, it's kind of a thank you. If it does [go seven], it's the ultimate game of the season. It's the ultimate thank you.

Man, this is what it's all about in sports, when your owner is the fan of your favorite team, just like you are. Mark Cuban says alot of things that get him in trouble about the officials and whatnot but the guy is a dream-owner for every single sports fan out there.
It's unbelieve to see the stark contrast between Mark Cuban and the grinch owner that runs our beloved New York Knicks.

I think Cuban is the man - I would love for someone like him to be running the Knicks or any franchise I am a fan of for that matter.

Deep pockets, a desire to win, and a fan of the sport - what more can you ask for?

Not to mention the guy knows how to take care of his players.

Cube is laying some serious ground work of love in that town!