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Mark Cuban sends apparent message to Donald Trump with No. 46 jersey

NEW ORLEANS -- Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban wore a No. 46 jersey in Friday night's NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, an apparent response to President Donald Trump's recent tweet that Cuban is "not smart enough to run for president."

A source told ESPN before the celebrity game that Cuban's jersey number, which represents the number of the next U.S. president, was likely in response to Trump.

Trump, the 45th President of the United States, tweeted on Feb. 12: "I know Mark Cuban well. He backed me big-time but I wasn't interested in taking all of his calls.