Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has never been afraid to voice his opinion.
This time he was tackling the topic of human growth hormone.
Cuban has expressed his concerns several times on the lack of research being done to find a positive use for HGH in helping professional athletes recover from injuries more quickly.
"The issue isn't whether I think it should be used," Cuban told USA TODAY Sports. "The issue is that it has not been approved for such use. And one of the reasons it hasn't been approved is that there have not been studies done to prove the benefits of prescribing HGH for athletic rehabilitation or any injury rehabilitation that I'm aware of."
Cuban also publicly spoke on the subject as a guest on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" in August.
"It's never been proven that HGH helps a baseball player or a basketball player," he said. "It's just been so tainted that players shouldn't take it that it's become banned for no good reason."
Cuban continued to push for research on HGH in the NBA's Board of Governors meeting last month.
"I believe that professional sports leagues should work together and fund studies to determine the efficacy of HGH for rehabbing an injury," he told USA TODAY Sports. "Working together could lead us from the path of demonizing HGH and even testosterone towards a complete understanding. It could allow us to make a data based decision rather than the emotional decision we are currently making. And if it can help athletes recover more quickly, maybe we can extend careers and have healthier happier players and fans."
