DALLAS -- Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says the teams decision not to stay at Donald Trump-branded hotels in New York and Chicago was made before the presidential election.The billionaire technology entrepreneur declined Wednesday to elaborate on the decision, telling The Associated Press it was made months ago. Not recently.Cuban was a frequent critic of Trump during the campaign and supported Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who lost to the Republican president-elect.ESPN, citing anonymous sources, reported that Dallas, Memphis and Milwaukee were among the teams that moved away from Trump-branded hotels in New York and Chicago. The network reported that the decision was made in part to avoid any implied association with Trump.The Grizzlies arent staying at Trump properties.It had nothing to do with the election. We made those decisions months ago, Memphis coach David Fizdale said Wednesday night before a game against the Clippers. We didnt stay in Trump hotels when I was in Miami either, so when I came here I wanted to stay in places I was familiar with. It had nothing to do with him.Several NBA coaches have been critical of Trump since the election, including Golden States Steve Kerr and San Antonios Gregg Popovich.Milwaukee Bucks coach Jason Kidd declined to comment as a team spokesman pointed to a statement earlier in the day that the team would not go on the record about its season travel plans.But star forward Jabari Parker said he supports the teams decision not to stay in Trump properties.It targets most of the guys on the team, the controversy that Donald Trump stands for, Parker told The Associated Press. Im damn near Mexican because my mom is from Hawaii. We have a Muslim on the team (Mirza Teletovic) and all our guys are black, so when you despise our culture, we cant support that.Parker added that hes proud of the Bucks decision.Yeah, because those are tensions that he stands for, and it targets guys on the team, Parker told The AP. They (Bucks front office) dont want to put them in uncomfortable situations just like in the 60s when they said, `Whites only. Thats basically how I look at it because were not welcome in Donald Trumps in-crowd.DeMar DeRozan Jersey . Calgary scored on the first shift, and Michael Cammalleri scored twice as the Flames cruised to a 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Saturday. Trey Lyles Jersey . The Swede became the first golfer to win the PGA Tours FedEx Cup and European Tours Race to Dubai in the same season. 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LOUIS -- Attorneys for the St.Its Week 13 of the NFL season and ESPN Chalks Vegas experts have you covered with comprehensive betting previews for all of Sundays day action, included together in one handy file.Dave Tuley Last week: 3-3 against the spread with best bets (marked with an *); 2-2 with over/under best bets; 9-0-1 ATS on picks on all other games.Season to date: 36-31-3 (53.7 percent) on ATS best bets; 29-19 (60.4 percent) with O/U best bets; 52-50-2 on ATS leans, including Vikings +3 Thursday night; 8-6 on over/under leans.Mike ClayLast week: 6-6-1 on ATS best bets; 6-5 with O/U best bets.Season: 63-49-3 (56.3 percent) on ATS best bets; 58-51 (53.2 percent) on O/U best bets.Erin Rynning Last week: 1-1 on ATS best bets; 1-1 on O/U best bets, 0-1 on O/U leans.Season: 10-12 (45.5 percent) on ATS best bets; 17-15 (53.1 percent) on O/U best bets; 6-3 on ATS leans, including Vikings +3 Thursday night; 3-3 on O/U leans.Rufus PeabodyLast week: 4-4-1 on ATS best bets; 0-3 on O/U best bets, 1-0 on ATS leans.ddddddddddddSeason: 17-21-2 (44.7 percent) on ATS best bets, including Vikings +3 Thursday night; 8-17 (32 percent) on O/U best bets; 10-5-2 (66.7 percent) on ATS leans, 3-3 on O/U leans.Note: All odds courtesy of the Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook as of Friday morning.Matchup: Kansas City Chiefs at Atlanta FalconsSpread: Opened Atlanta -4; now Atlanta -4.5 Total: Opened 49.5; now 49 PickCenter public consensus pick: 55 percent AtlantaPublic perception: The Falcons bandwagon continues to fill up, fueled by Matt Ryan & Co. averaging a league-leading 32.5 points per game.Wiseguys view: Sharps originally bet this down from Atlanta -4 to -3.5, but then watched as the public bet it right back up to 4 and now 4.5. In these cases, sharps will usually wait to see how high the public pushes the line before jumping back on the underdog. ' ' '