Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban recently said that his team was going to be looking for a ‘pass-first point guard’ as the offseason approaches. Apparently, that meant he was going to add a former NFL quarterback to his roster.
Cuban and the Mavericks will honor recently released and retired Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo during their upcoming regular season home finale in a very particular way. Romo will be able to suit up in full uniform for the Mavs and even have a spot on their bench for the game.
Following from Marc Stein of ESPN.
The Dallas Mavericks plan to honor Tony Romo at their home finale Tuesday night by making the longtime Dallas Cowboys quarterback “a Maverick for a day,” ESPN has learned.
Sources told ESPN.com that the Mavericks intend to have Romo on the bench and in uniform for their final regular-season home date against the Denver Nuggets as a means of paying tribute to the longtime former Cowboy.
The Mavericks plan to treat him like an actual player on the roster for the day, sources said, even though Romo won’t actually play in the game. He last played competitive basketball in high school in Wisconsin.
Before Romo graces the CBS airwaves, he will get one last spot in a game for a team in Dallas, a city he has called home for over a decade.
