Mark Cuban, the billionaire businessman and owner of the Dallas Mavericks, said Wednesday that he still has “no plans” to run for president in 2024. In July, Cuban said he would not consider running run for president in 2024 as the third-party candidate amid efforts by the bipartisan group No Labels to form a presidential slate. In an email to, Cuban said at the time: “My family would disown me” if he ran for president. When asked Wednesday if there had been any change in his consideration of whether to run, Cuban responded in an email “No plans to run.”
Online speculation about Cuban’s possible run for the White House increased this week after he announced plans to leave ABC’s “Shark Tank” next year after its 16th season, as well as amid concerns that It is reported that he is considering selling the majority of his shares in the Dallas Mavericks for $3. 5 billion. Cuban has been one of the “sharks” on “Shark Tank” for the past 15 seasons and he bought the Mavericks in 2000.
In 2020, Cuba publicly campaigned for an independent presidential election. He confirmed in July that he had previous conversations with No Labels, the bipartisan group seeking ballot access for third-party presidential candidates next year in all 50 states. However, the group’s founder, Nancy Jacobson, said that deliberating over potential candidates “isn’t something we spend a lot of time on. ” No Labels is expected to hold a convention in Dallas in April, aiming to select a Democrat and a Republican capable of running against the two parties’ presidential candidates.