Mark Cuban Says He Would Discuss Being Hillary Clinton's Running Mate If Offered

Mark Cuban's name has continually cropped up in discussions regarding the race for the White House, and the Dallas Mavericks owner told NBC's Chuck Todd on an upcoming episode of Meet The Press that he would "absolutely" listen to Hillary Clinton if she approached him about being her running mate.  

However, Cuban noted Clinton "would have to go more to center," since "Senator [Bernie] Sanders has dragged her a little bit too far to the left" regarding certain economic issues, according to NBCNews.com's Sally Bronston. 

The complete excerpt from Sunday's episode can be viewed below: 

The Washington Post's Philip Rucker and Robert Costa reported on May 14 that "a band of exasperated Republicans" had been attempting to recruit an independent nominee for president to block Donald Trump's path to the White House and that Cuban's name emerged as one of intrigue. 

But at this late juncture in the election cycle, Cuban told Rucker and Costa he didn't see a viable path to victory. 

"I don't see it happening," ­Cuban told Rucker and Costa via email. 

"He [Trump] could come after me all he wanted, and he knows I would put him in his place," Cuban said of the presumptive Republican nominee. "All that said, again, I don't see it happening. There isn't enough time."

Cuban reiterated his stance in an email to CNN Money shortly after the Washington Post story was published. 

After writing "it would have been fun to run against Donald," Cuban added "my conversations with them were minimal. They reached out to my right-hand man who is my D.C. guy."