Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban will be participating in this season's Dancing with the Stars, which premieres this Monday night. Cuban is paired with professional dancer Kym Johnson. Regular viewers of the show will remember Kym Johnson as the hot dance partner of Mr Two Left Feet, Jerry Springer. Kym was also runner-up last season, partnered with Joey Fatone of N'Sync fame.
I'm not trying to jinx the Mavericks owner, but the complete Dancing of the Stars competition will run approximately 12 weeks. The NBA regular season begins in 5 weeks. If Cuban has not been eliminated by the start of the regular season, he will be extremely busy, fitting in dance practices three to four days a week. As a side note, Mavericks fans will be glad to hear that Bodog Sports currently has Cuban's odds of winning at 10/1, ninth place out of twelve participants. Even 65 year old Wayne Newton has better odds than Mark Cuban.
Cuban is joined by fellow sports figures "Pretty Boy" Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Indy car racer Helio Castroneves. Mayweather will be dancing with Karina Smirnoff while Castroneves will be dancing with reigning champion, Julianne Hough. Mayweather and Castroneves, along with Mel B, are the early favorites to win.
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