[Caplan] Mark Cuban is working on a program that would offer Mavs fans a $50 credit each month of the season toward DirecTV Strеam to reduce the cost of the only strеaming platform that offers Bally Sports Southwest, he told The Dallas Morning News.

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Cuban is working on a program that would offer Mavericks fans a $50 credit each month of the season toward DirecTV Strеam to reduce the cost of the only strеaming platform that offers Bally Sports Southwest, he told The Dallas Morning News.

The Mavericks’ owner is still working on details, but he said the franchise would first offer season-ticket holders the opportunity and then expand sign-ups to the first 10,000 fans total.

The team’s broadcasting limitations aren’t unique to regional sports networks across the NBA, but they’ve drawn the ire of fans left without widespread access to Mavericks games since the 2019-20 season.

DirecTV Stream — which starts at $84.99 a month for packages that include regional sports networks — is the only streaming platform that carries Bally Sports Southwest, the local provider of Mavericks, Stars and Rangers games.

Since Sinclair bought the Fox Sports regional Networks in August 2019, YouTube TV, Hulu, Sling TV and FuboTV do not.

Cuban’s plan would decrease the monthly cost to about $35, not including fees.