Stacey Augmon, a former National Basketball Association player who is an assistant coach for the Bucks, said he was also on board with the Mavericks' decision to recognize Romo, a four-time Pro Bowl selection.
DALLAS (AP) - Gary Harris scored 20 points and Denver beat Dallas with the Mavericks honoring retiring Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo as a ceremonial player.
Instead of pursuing the hoop dream in college, Romo made a decision to try the pigskin route to greatness by playing for Eastern Illinois before landing in Dallas where the rest is history.
"Anybody who thinks a layup line is disrespectful, hasn't watched an National Basketball Association game", Cuban said.
"I would love for him to have a (Super Bowl) ring now, but this is kind of a substitution for that".
Nuggets coach Michael Malone said he initially was "a little surprised" the Mavericks were making Romo, who will dress in uniform and sit on the bench with the team, a part of the game. He wasn't expected to get into the game, but there was a sliver of hope that Mavericks owner Mark Cuban had a trick up his sleeve.
"And so this week has been special in the sense that people have made me feel that they appreciated me, that they enjoyed me playing and being the quarterback and that it meant something to them and they wanted to root for me and they were passionate about it".
Malone thought about bringing in his own big arm off the bench. And I've got to live what that. (John) Elway was my second call.
The former all-state guard at Wisconsin's Burlington High School was cheered by fans wearing his jersey and holding signs referencing their gratitude. "I'm a lucky guy".
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At least a dozen of Romo's former teammates attended, including Ezekiel Elliott, the standout rookie running back who never got to play with Romo because of the 14-year veteran's injury.
Carlisle spoke with ESPN 103.3 FM about including Romo in the team photo and other activities.
The plan was for Romo, who had basketball scholarship offers coming out of high school, to sign a one-day contract with the Mavs.
The game will not be televised nationally, but curious fans can watch through the * a href="http://www.nba.com/leaguepass?cid=PSR_NBA_NBASingleGame_SingleGame-Bing_020117-041217#game&sr=[*searchterm*]" *NBA's League Pass.
With that being the case, the Mavericks (32-48) and Nuggets (38-42) still have a game to play.
So at the end of the day, this actually ended up being one of the cooler moments from the Mavericks' 2016-17 National Basketball Association season.
"He busted the asses of a few of our young guys out there", Carlisle said.
Nuggets: Finale at Oklahoma City on Wednesday.
With Westbrook resting for the first time this season, Oladipo also had nine rebounds and six assists, and the Thunder outrebounded Minnesota 54-35.
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