Mavericks To Honor Tony Romo By Having Him Sit On Bench In Full Uniform For Final Home Game

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After a year of riding the bench, Tony Romo will be provided with one last opportunity to do what he does best.

To honor the career Dallas Cowboys QB, the Dallas Mavericks will have Romo be a “Maverick for a day,” getting to sit on the beach during the team’s home finale Tuesday night versus the Nuggets.

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With starting point guard Seth Curry ailing in recent days and officially out for the rest of the season because of a shoulder ailment, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban has said on multiple occasions over the past week that the club would be looking to add “a pass-first point guard” before playing out the season’s final five days.

People within the organization, sources tell ESPN, say he has been referring to Romo, who was in fact a star basketball player back in high school.

Romo, who turns 37 later this month, announced earlier this week that he is moving to the television booth with CBS after 14 seasons with the Cowboys.

The Mavericks plan to treat him like an actual player on the roster for the day, sources said, even though Romo won’t actually play in the game. He last played competitive basketball in high school in Wisconsin.

Romo joined the Cowboys in 2003 and has become a frequent and vocal presence at Mavericks games over the years, developing a passion for the team and growing close along the way to Cuban, Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle, star forward Dirk Nowitzki and others in the organization.

Yet sources say the move wouldn’t have been considered if the Mavericks weren’t already out of playoff contention.

The game against the Nuggets will be the last American Airlines Center appearance of an injury-riddled campaign for the Mavericks (32-47). It’s just the second non-playoff campaign in Cuban’s 17 full seasons as Mavs owner.

Romo was officially released by the Cowboys on Wednesday and announced the move to TV after collarbone and back injuries limited him to playing in parts of just five games over the past two seasons.