Sports fans know the pain of dealing with the myriad of streaming services required to watch games. It’s not easy out there and many fans take the piracy route to get around bloated streaming prices and regional blackouts.
Of course, given the illegality of pirated livestreams, fans keep said services on the down-low. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban, however, had other ideas on Monday night. As the highly-anticipated Game 7 between the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics began, Cuban tweeted out a request for NBA fans.
Specifically, Cuban asked NBA fans if they were watching on pirated streams, all for the sake of finding out “how prevalent it is.”
Got a personal question for everyone watching heats vs celts right now. Who is watching on a pirated stream. I'm curious how prevalent it is.
— Mark Cuban (@mcuban) May 30, 2023
After the tweet, NBA fans could not help but give Cuban the hilarious nickname “Narc Cuban” for his… curiosity. Even better? The new nickname was even trending on Twitter for a period of time!
Here’s how NBA fans reacted to Cuban and his nickname.