Dallas Mavericks, in response to lawsuit, accuse ex-GM Donnie Nelson of 'scheme to extort as much as $100 million'
The Dallas Mavericks responded Friday to a wrongful termination suit by Donnie Nelson, accusing the former longtime general manager of a «lengthy scheme to extort as much as $100 million» and saying the lawsuit was preceded by demands that he receive «in effect, a blackmail payment» in exchange for his promise not to expose the sexual orientation of owner Mark Cuban's chief of staff or make other claims to embarrass the team.